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

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Summary of differences between chocolate and lemon meringue pie

Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium, while lemon meringue pie has more selenium.
Chocolate covers your daily need for copper, 110% more than lemon meringue pie.
Chocolate contains 24 times more magnesium than lemon meringue pie. While chocolate contains 146mg of magnesium, lemon meringue pie contains only 6mg.
The amount of saturated fat in lemon meringue pie is lower.
Chocolate has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate is 23, while the glycemic index of lemon meringue pie is 59.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids 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.

Chocolate

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+760%
Contains more IronIron	+702%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2347.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+617.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+390.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1008.6%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+286.7%

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

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+372%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+218%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.028mg	0.042mg	110%
Iron	8.02mg	1mg	88%
Saturated fat	18.519g	3.185g	70%
Manganese	1.419mg	0.128mg	56%
Magnesium	146mg	6mg	33%
Fats	31.28g	12.9g	28%
Fiber	7g		28%
Phosphorus	206mg	42mg	23%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.28mg	16%
Selenium	3µg	11.6µg	16%
Cholesterol	8mg	53mg	15%
Potassium	559mg	65mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.092g	3.331g	15%
Calories	546kcal	285kcal	13%
Caffeine	43mg		11%
Monounsaturated fat	9.54g	5.582g	10%
Sodium	24mg	242mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.118mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.159mg	8%
Vitamin K	8.1µg		7%
Carbs	61.17g	39.1g	7%
Folate		25µg	6%
Vitamin A	2µg	43µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.12µg	5%
Calcium	56mg	12mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.54mg		4%
Vitamin C		3.3mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.214mg	2%
Protein	4.88g	3.8g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.725mg	0.944mg	1%
Net carbs	54.17g	39.1g	N/A
Sugar	47.9g		N/A
Trans fat	0.112g		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 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.085g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.947g		N/A