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

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Significant differences between croissant and lemon meringue pie

The amount of vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin A, phosphorus, and manganese in croissant is higher than in lemon meringue pie.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 42% more than lemon meringue pie.
Lemon meringue pie has 5 times less vitamin A than croissant. Croissant has 744IU of vitamin A, while lemon meringue pie has 160IU.
Lemon meringue pie contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Croissants, butter 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.

Croissant

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.5%
Contains more IronIron	+103%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+167.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-48.2%

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.

Croissant

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+379.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+131.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+302.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+252%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+1550%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	3.185g	39%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.118mg	23%
Selenium	22.7µg	11.6µg	20%
Vitamin A	206µg	43µg	18%
Folate	88µg	25µg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	3.331g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.214mg	13%
Iron	2.03mg	1mg	13%
Fats	21g	12.9g	12%
Sodium	467mg	242mg	10%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.128mg	9%
Phosphorus	105mg	42mg	9%
Protein	8.2g	3.8g	9%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	0.944mg	8%
Choline	38.8mg		7%
Calories	406kcal	285kcal	6%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.159mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.84mg		6%
Cholesterol	67mg	53mg	5%
Copper	0.08mg	0.042mg	4%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.28mg	4%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	3.3mg	3%
Calcium	37mg	12mg	3%
Potassium	118mg	65mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	6mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.027mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.12µg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Carbs	45.8g	39.1g	2%
Net carbs	43.2g	39.1g	N/A
Sugar	11.26g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	5.582g	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.092mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.194mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.192mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.005g	N/A