Lemon meringue pie vs. Fruit preserves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemon meringue pie and fruit preserves different?

Lemon meringue pie is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B3, while fruit preserves are higher in copper and vitamin C.
Lemon meringue pie covers your daily need for cholesterol, 18% more than fruit preserves.
Lemon meringue pie contains 319 times more saturated fat than fruit preserves. Lemon meringue pie contains 3.185g of saturated fat, while fruit preserves contain 0.01g.
Fruit preserves are lower in cholesterol.

Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe and Jams and preserves 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

Fruit preserves

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+104.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+121.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+480%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+138.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.8%

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

Fruit preserves

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+637.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+109.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2522.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+970%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+127.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.331g	0g	22%
Fats	12.9g	0.07g	20%
Cholesterol	53mg	0mg	18%
Selenium	11.6µg	2µg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	5.582g	0.038g	14%
Saturated fat	3.185g	0.01g	14%
Carbs	39.1g	68.86g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.118mg	0.016mg	9%
Sodium	242mg	32mg	9%
Protein	3.8g	0.37g	7%
Vitamin B3	0.944mg	0.036mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.159mg	0.076mg	6%
Copper	0.042mg	0.1mg	6%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	8.8mg	6%
Iron	1mg	0.49mg	6%
Vitamin A	43µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0µg	5%
Folate	25µg	11µg	4%
Fiber		1.1g	4%
Manganese	0.128mg	0.04mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.214mg	0.02mg	4%
Phosphorus	42mg	19mg	3%
Zinc	0.28mg	0.06mg	2%
Choline		10.2mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Calcium	12mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.027mg	0.02mg	1%
Calories	285kcal	278kcal	0%
Net carbs	39.1g	67.76g	N/A
Magnesium	6mg	4mg	0%
Potassium	65mg	77mg	0%
Sugar		48.5g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.023mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.169mg	0.017mg	0%
Leucine	0.292mg	0.037mg	0%
Lysine	0.181mg	0.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.092mg	0.001mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.194mg	0.021mg	0%
Valine	0.192mg	0.021mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.014mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A