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Lemon meringue pie vs. Angel food cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemon meringue pie and angel food cake?

  • Lemon meringue pie is higher in selenium, iron, and monounsaturated fat, yet angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Angel food cake's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 40% more.

We used Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe and Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared types 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 4.3% 3.6% 5.7% 38% 14% 7.6% 18% 32% 17% 63%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
Contains more IronIron +92.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +58.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +671.4%

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 11% 14% 0% 0% 30% 37% 18% 13% 6.2% 15% 0% 19% 0%
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% 0% 0% 0% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +208.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.883mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.198mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon meringue pie Angel food cake DV% diff.
Phosphorus 42mg 324mg 40%
Vitamin B2 0.159mg 0.491mg 26%
Sodium 242mg 749mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.331g 0.367g 20%
Fats 12.9g 0.8g 19%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 5.582g 0.071g 14%
Saturated fat 3.185g 0.121g 14%
Calcium 12mg 140mg 13%
Selenium 11.6µg 7.3µg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Iron 1mg 0.52mg 6%
Carbs 39.1g 57.8g 6%
Vitamin A 43µg 0µg 5%
Copper 0.042mg 0.078mg 4%
Protein 3.8g 5.9g 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Folate 25µg 35µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.06µg 3%
Manganese 0.128mg 0.085mg 2%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.07mg 2%
Calories 285kcal 258kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.118mg 0.102mg 1%
Potassium 65mg 93mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 39.1g 56.3g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.944mg 0.883mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.214mg 0.198mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.031mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.248mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.312mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0.481mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.364mg 0%
Methionine 0.092mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0.334mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0.354mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.131mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 39% 43%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 12.9 g
Carbs: 39.1 g
Water: 43.3 g
Other: 0.9 g
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +1512.5%
Contains more WaterWater +30.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.8%
Contains more OtherOther +155.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 46% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.185 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.331 g
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7762%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +807.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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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. Lemon meringue pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175018/nutrients
  2. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/nutrients

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

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