American cheese vs. Lemon meringue pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between American cheese and lemon meringue pie

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin A, and selenium; however, lemon meringue pie has more vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 103% higher.
Lemon meringue pie has 15 times less phosphorus than American cheese. American cheese has 641mg of phosphorus, while lemon meringue pie has 42mg.
Lemon meringue pie is lower in sodium.
Lemon meringue pie has a higher glycemic index than American cheese.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+8608.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+789.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1426.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74.1%

Contains more IronIron	+58.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+212.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.042mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+481.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+88.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+686.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1142.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+212.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	12mg	103%
Phosphorus	641mg	42mg	86%
Saturated fat	18.057g	3.185g	68%
Sodium	1671mg	242mg	62%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.12µg	58%
Fats	31.79g	12.9g	29%
Protein	18.13g	3.8g	29%
Vitamin A	250µg	43µg	23%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.28mg	20%
Cholesterol	100mg	53mg	16%
Selenium	20.2µg	11.6µg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	3.331g	14%
Carbs	3.7g	39.1g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.118mg	9%
Choline	36.2mg		7%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	5.582g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.159mg	6%
Magnesium	26mg	6mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.944mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.8mg		5%
Iron	0.63mg	1mg	5%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.128mg	4%
Folate	8µg	25µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.214mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Calories	371kcal	285kcal	4%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Vitamin D	23IU		3%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.027mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg		2%
Potassium	132mg	65mg	2%
Net carbs	3.7g	39.1g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g		N/A
Copper	0.046mg	0.042mg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.092mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.194mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.192mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A