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

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Summary of differences between carrot cake and lemon meringue pie

The amount of vitamin A, phosphorus, manganese, calcium, vitamin B1, folate, and iron in carrot cake is higher than in lemon meringue pie.
Carrot cake covers your daily need for vitamin A, 35% more than lemon meringue pie.
Carrot cake contains 14 times more calcium than lemon meringue pie. While carrot cake contains 172mg of calcium, lemon meringue pie contains only 12mg.
The amount of sodium in lemon meringue pie is lower.
Carrot cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of carrot cake is 37, while the glycemic index of lemon meringue pie is 59.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, pudding-type, carrot, dry mix 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.

Carrot cake

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+160%
Contains more IronIron	+80%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+488.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+312.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.4%

Contains more ZincZinc	+40%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.3%

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.

Carrot cake

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+124.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+133.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+192.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+168%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+200%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.159mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	247mg	42mg	29%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Manganese	0.528mg	0.128mg	17%
Calcium	172mg	12mg	16%
Sodium	567mg	242mg	14%
Carbs	79.2g	39.1g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.265mg	0.118mg	12%
Folate	67µg	25µg	11%
Iron	1.8mg	1mg	10%
Saturated fat	1.472g	3.185g	8%
Vitamin B3	2.205mg	0.944mg	8%
Calories	415kcal	285kcal	7%
Vitamin A	97µg	43µg	6%
Selenium	14.9µg	11.6µg	6%
Fats	9.8g	12.9g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.036g	5.582g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.027mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.12µg	3%
Potassium	169mg	65mg	3%
Protein	5.1g	3.8g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.702g	3.331g	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	3.3mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.214mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.159mg	1%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.28mg	1%
Copper	0.05mg	0.042mg	1%
Net carbs	79.2g	39.1g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.061mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.186mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.336mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.092mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.238mg	0.194mg	0%
Valine	0.212mg	0.192mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.005g	N/A