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Baking powder vs. Lemon meringue pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between baking powder and lemon meringue pie

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, lemon meringue pie is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 586% more than lemon meringue pie.
  • Lemon meringue pie has 52 times less phosphorus than baking powder. Baking powder has 2191mg of phosphorus, while lemon meringue pie has 42mg.
  • Lemon meringue pie contains less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of lemon meringue pie is 59.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 3.6% 5.7% 38% 14% 7.6% 18% 32% 17% 63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48866.7%
Contains more IronIron +1002%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +320%
Contains more ZincZinc +2700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1063.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5700%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 14% 0% 0% 30% 37% 18% 13% 6.2% 15% 0% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Lemon meringue pie DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 12mg 586%
Sodium 10600mg 242mg 450%
Phosphorus 2191mg 42mg 307%
Iron 11.02mg 1mg 125%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.331g 22%
Selenium 0.2µg 11.6µg 21%
Fats 0g 12.9g 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 5.582g 14%
Saturated fat 0g 3.185g 14%
Calories 53kcal 285kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.159mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.118mg 10%
Protein 0g 3.8g 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.944mg 6%
Folate 0µg 25µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 43µg 5%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.128mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 6mg 5%
Carbs 27.7g 39.1g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Copper 0.01mg 0.042mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.214mg 4%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.28mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.027mg 2%
Potassium 20mg 65mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 39.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.092mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
4% 13% 39% 43%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 12.9 g
Carbs: 39.1 g
Water: 43.3 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more OtherOther +7377.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.2%
Contains more WaterWater +766%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/nutrients
  2. Lemon meringue pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175018/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.