Chocolate brownie vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate brownie and pecan pie different?

Chocolate brownie is higher in copper, vitamin A, magnesium, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat; however, pecan pie is richer in manganese.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 20% higher.
Chocolate brownie contains 2 times more vitamin A than pecan pie. While chocolate brownie contains 827IU of vitamin A, pecan pie contains only 357IU.
Pecan pie has less saturated fat.
Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index (42) than pecan pie (59).

Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe are the varieties used 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.

Chocolate brownie

Pecan pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+103.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.3%
Contains more IronIron	+24.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21.3%

~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

~equal in Selenium ~12µg

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.

Chocolate brownie

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.17µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	5.71g	25%
Copper	0.388mg	0.211mg	20%
Saturated fat	7.319g	3.989g	15%
Fats	29.1g	22.2g	11%
Vitamin A	176µg	82µg	10%
Magnesium	53mg	26mg	6%
Phosphorus	132mg	94mg	5%
Cholesterol	73mg	87mg	5%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.712mg	5%
Iron	1.84mg	1.48mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.188mg	4%
Sodium	343mg	262mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.479mg	3%
Calories	466kcal	412kcal	3%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.06mg	3%
Protein	6.2g	4.9g	3%
Calcium	57mg	32mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	11.181g	1%
Folate	29µg	26µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.18mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	0.847mg	1%
Selenium	11.5µg	12µg	1%
Potassium	176mg	133mg	1%
Carbs	50.2g	52.2g	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	52.2g	N/A
Zinc	0.97mg	1.02mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.008g	N/A