Angel food cake vs. Lemon meringue pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between angel food cake and lemon meringue pie?

Angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and carbs, yet lemon meringue pie is higher in fats, selenium, and iron.
Angel food cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 40% more.
Angel food cake has 12 times more calcium than lemon meringue pie. While angel food cake has 140mg of calcium, lemon meringue pie has only 12mg.
The amount of sodium in lemon meringue pie is lower.

We used Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+671.4%

Contains more IronIron	+92.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+300%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.9%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+208.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.944mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.214mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	324mg	42mg	40%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.159mg	26%
Sodium	749mg	242mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	3.331g	20%
Fats	0.8g	12.9g	19%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Saturated fat	0.121g	3.185g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	5.582g	14%
Calcium	140mg	12mg	13%
Selenium	7.3µg	11.6µg	8%
Carbs	57.8g	39.1g	6%
Iron	0.52mg	1mg	6%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Vitamin A	0µg	43µg	5%
Protein	5.9g	3.8g	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Copper	0.078mg	0.042mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.12µg	3%
Folate	35µg	25µg	3%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.28mg	2%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.128mg	2%
Calories	258kcal	285kcal	1%
Magnesium	12mg	6mg	1%
Potassium	93mg	65mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.118mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	437kcal	750kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	56.3g	39.1g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	0.944mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0.214mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.027mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.092mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.194mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.192mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.005g	N/A