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Lemon meringue pie vs. Crème caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lemon meringue pie and crème caramel

  • Lemon meringue pie has more iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, crème caramel is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Crème caramel covers your daily cholesterol needs 12% more than lemon meringue pie.
  • Crème caramel contains 12 times less vitamin B3 than lemon meringue pie. Lemon meringue pie contains 0.944mg of vitamin B3, while crème caramel contains 0.082mg.
  • Crème caramel has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe and Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
Contains more IronIron +163.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +591.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +67.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.1%

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% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +268.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1051.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +200%
~equal in Vitamin A ~46µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon meringue pie Crème caramel DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.331g 0.392g 20%
Fats 12.9g 4.03g 14%
Cholesterol 53mg 90mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.582g 1.266g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.36µg 10%
Phosphorus 42mg 96mg 8%
Sodium 242mg 53mg 8%
Iron 1mg 0.38mg 8%
Calories 285kcal 145kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.118mg 0.032mg 7%
Calcium 12mg 83mg 7%
Saturated fat 3.185g 1.799g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.214mg 0.514mg 6%
Selenium 11.6µg 8.7µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.944mg 0.082mg 5%
Manganese 0.128mg 0.01mg 5%
Carbs 39.1g 22.78g 5%
Folate 25µg 9µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.159mg 0.21mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.042mg 0.028mg 2%
Potassium 65mg 118mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.47mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.044mg 1%
Protein 3.8g 4.53g 1%
Magnesium 6mg 9mg 1%
Net carbs 39.1g 22.78g N/A
Sugar 23.15g N/A
Vitamin A 43µg 46µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.092mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.007g 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
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 g
Contains more FatsFats +220.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.6%
Contains more OtherOther +47.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.2%
Contains more WaterWater +57.2%

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
52% 37% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.799 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.266 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.392 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +340.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +749.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.5%

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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. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.