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

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How are sardines and lemon meringue pie different?

  • Sardines have more vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B3, iron, copper, vitamin B6, and potassium than lemon meringue pie.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for sardines is 368% higher.
  • Sardines contain 32 times more calcium than lemon meringue pie. While sardines contain 382mg of calcium, lemon meringue pie contains only 12mg.
  • Lemon meringue pie has less cholesterol.
  • Sardines have a lower glycemic index (0) than lemon meringue pie (59).

Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone and Pie, lemon meringue, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 115% 35% 110% 62% 36% 210% 40% 14% 287%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 3.6% 5.7% 38% 14% 7.6% 18% 32% 17% 63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3083.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +510.8%
Contains more IronIron +192%
Contains more CopperCopper +342.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +367.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1066.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +354.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.5%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 11% 41% 72% 20% 52% 98% 39% 39% 1118% 6.5% 7.5% 41%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 14% 0% 0% 30% 37% 18% 13% 6.2% 15% 0% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +518.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sardines Lemon meringue pie DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.94µg 0.12µg 368%
Selenium 52.7µg 11.6µg 75%
Phosphorus 490mg 42mg 64%
Protein 24.62g 3.8g 42%
Calcium 382mg 12mg 37%
Cholesterol 142mg 53mg 30%
Vitamin B3 5.245mg 0.944mg 27%
Iron 2.92mg 1mg 24%
Vitamin D 4.8µg 24%
Vitamin D 193IU 24%
Copper 0.186mg 0.042mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.04mg 14%
Choline 75mg 14%
Carbs 0g 39.1g 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.148g 3.331g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.167mg 0.027mg 11%
Potassium 397mg 65mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.214mg 9%
Zinc 1.31mg 0.28mg 9%
Magnesium 39mg 6mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.528g 3.185g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.227mg 0.159mg 5%
Folate 10µg 25µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 3.869g 5.582g 4%
Calories 208kcal 285kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.118mg 3%
Sodium 307mg 242mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Fats 11.45g 12.9g 2%
Manganese 0.108mg 0.128mg 1%
Vitamin A 32µg 43µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 39.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.276mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 1.079mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.134mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 2.001mg 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 2.26mg 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.729mg 0.092mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.961mg 0.194mg 0%
Valine 1.268mg 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.725mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.473g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.509g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 11% 60% 4%
Protein: 24.62 g
Fats: 11.45 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.61 g
Other: 4.32 g
4% 13% 39% 43%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 12.9 g
Carbs: 39.1 g
Water: 43.3 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +547.9%
Contains more WaterWater +37.7%
Contains more OtherOther +380%
Contains more FatsFats +12.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 37% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.528 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.869 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.148 g
26% 46% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.185 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.331 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sardines - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175139/nutrients
  2. Lemon meringue pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175018/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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