Biscuit vs. Lemon meringue pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between biscuits and lemon meringue pie?

Biscuits are richer than lemon meringue pie in iron, calcium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Biscuits' daily need coverage for iron is 24% more.
Biscuits have 20 times more calcium than lemon meringue pie. While biscuits have 235mg of calcium, lemon meringue pie has only 12mg.
The amount of sodium in lemon meringue pie is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

We used Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe types in this article.

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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.

Biscuit

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1858.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+86.2%
Contains more IronIron	+190%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+92.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+290.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+195.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-58.3%

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.

Biscuit

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+201.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+95%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+212.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+144%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1550%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%

~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			DV% diff.
Iron	2.9mg	1mg	24%
Calcium	235mg	12mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.118mg	20%
Phosphorus	164mg	42mg	17%
Cholesterol	3mg	53mg	17%
Sodium	580mg	242mg	15%
Selenium	19.5µg	11.6µg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.944mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.159mg	12%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.128mg	11%
Folate	61µg	25µg	9%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Protein	7g	3.8g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	3.331g	6%
Saturated fat	4.324g	3.185g	5%
Fats	16.3g	12.9g	5%
Vitamin A		43µg	5%
Copper	0.082mg	0.042mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	5.582g	3%
Calories	353kcal	285kcal	3%
Magnesium	18mg	6mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	3.3mg	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.28mg	2%
Potassium	121mg	65mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.12µg	2%
Carbs	44.6g	39.1g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.214mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.027mg	1%
Net carbs	43.1g	39.1g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.092mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.194mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.192mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A