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

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The main differences between lemon meringue pie and apple pie

Apple pie contains less folate, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than lemon meringue pie.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for lemon meringue pie is 18% higher.
Apple pie has 6 times less folate than lemon meringue pie. Lemon meringue pie has 25µg of folate, while apple pie has 4µg.
Apple pie is lower in cholesterol.
Lemon meringue pie has a higher glycemic index than apple pie.

Food types used in this article are Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe 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.

Lemon meringue pie

Apple pie

Contains more ZincZinc	+75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more IronIron	+21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42.2%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Potassium ~65mg

~equal in Copper ~0.046mg

~equal in Sodium ~266mg

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.

Lemon meringue pie

Apple pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+525%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~3.2mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	11.6µg		21%
Cholesterol	53mg	0mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.331g	2.198g	8%
Fiber		1.6g	6%
Folate	25µg	4µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0.01µg	5%
Protein	3.8g	1.9g	4%
Saturated fat	3.185g	3.797g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.582g	4.388g	3%
Iron	1mg	1.21mg	3%
Fats	12.9g	11g	3%
Phosphorus	42mg	24mg	3%
Carbs	39.1g	34g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.214mg	0.119mg	2%
Vitamin A	43µg	29µg	2%
Manganese	0.128mg	0.182mg	2%
Calories	285kcal	237kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.027mg	0.038mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.944mg	1.123mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.118mg	0.134mg	1%
Sodium	242mg	266mg	1%
Zinc	0.28mg	0.16mg	1%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	3.2mg	0%
Net carbs	39.1g	32.4g	N/A
Magnesium	6mg	7mg	0%
Calcium	12mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	65mg	65mg	0%
Copper	0.042mg	0.046mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.159mg	0.158mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.026mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.169mg	0.073mg	0%
Leucine	0.292mg	0.129mg	0%
Lysine	0.181mg	0.07mg	0%
Methionine	0.092mg	0.032mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.194mg	0.088mg	0%
Valine	0.192mg	0.084mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.038mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g		N/A