Icing vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between icing and apple pie
- Icing has more vitamin B2 and polyunsaturated fat, while apple pie has more iron, vitamin B1, manganese, fiber, vitamin B3, and copper.
- Apple pie covers your daily need for iron, 13% more than icing.
- Icing contains 4 times more polyunsaturated fat than apple pie. While icing contains 7.951g of polyunsaturated fat, apple pie contains only 2.198g.
- The amount of saturated fat in icing is lower.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -30.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +600% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +266.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +91.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +656.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +128.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +33.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +91.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1240% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +410.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +116.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 7.951g | 2.198g | 38% |
Iron | 0.16mg | 1.21mg | 13% |
Vitamin K | 13µg | 11% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.302mg | 0.158mg | 11% |
Carbs | 67.89g | 34g | 11% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.134mg | 10% |
Vitamin E | 1.53mg | 10% | |
Calories | 418kcal | 237kcal | 9% |
Manganese | 0mg | 0.182mg | 8% |
Fats | 16.23g | 11g | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.22mg | 1.123mg | 6% |
Fiber | 0g | 1.6g | 6% |
Copper | 0mg | 0.046mg | 5% |
Saturated fat | 2.974g | 3.797g | 4% |
Sodium | 184mg | 266mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.2mg | 4% |
Protein | 0g | 1.9g | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.038mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 29µg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.86g | 4.388g | 1% |
Folate | 8µg | 4µg | 1% |
Calcium | 3mg | 11mg | 1% |
Potassium | 34mg | 65mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.055mg | 0.119mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 1mg | 7mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 18mg | 24mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.07mg | 0.16mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 67.89g | 32.4g | N/A |
Sugar | 63.1g | N/A | |
Selenium | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
Choline | 2.3mg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.026mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.054mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.073mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.129mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.07mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.032mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.088mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.084mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.038mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +47.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +99.7% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +246.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +11.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -21.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +261.7% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~4.388g