Lemon meringue pie vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemon meringue pie and cream cheese different?

Lemon meringue pie is richer in iron, vitamin B1, and selenium, while cream cheese is higher in vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 85% more than lemon meringue pie.
Lemon meringue pie contains 9 times more iron than cream cheese. Lemon meringue pie contains 1mg of iron, while cream cheese contains 0.11mg.
Lemon meringue pie is lower in cholesterol.
Lemon meringue pie has a higher glycemic index (59) than cream cheese (0).

Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe and Cheese, cream types were 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.

Lemon meringue pie

Cream cheese

Contains more IronIron	+809.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1063.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+708.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.8%

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

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+413%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+937.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+177.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+616.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+141.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+83.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.185g	20.213g	77%
Fats	12.9g	34.44g	33%
Vitamin A	43µg	308µg	29%
Cholesterol	53mg	101mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.331g	1.483g	12%
Carbs	39.1g	5.52g	11%
Iron	1mg	0.11mg	11%
Calcium	12mg	97mg	9%
Phosphorus	42mg	107mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.118mg	0.023mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.582g	8.907g	8%
Vitamin E		0.86mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.214mg	0.517mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.944mg	0.091mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.159mg	0.23mg	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Manganese	0.128mg	0.011mg	5%
Selenium	11.6µg	8.6µg	5%
Protein	3.8g	6.15g	5%
Folate	25µg	9µg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0.22µg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Sodium	242mg	314mg	3%
Copper	0.042mg	0.018mg	3%
Calories	285kcal	350kcal	3%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.027mg	0.056mg	2%
Zinc	0.28mg	0.5mg	2%
Potassium	65mg	132mg	2%
Magnesium	6mg	9mg	1%
Net carbs	39.1g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar		3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.169mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	0.292mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	0.181mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.092mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.194mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	0.192mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A