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

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A recap on the differences between lemon meringue pie and pasta

  • Lemon meringue pie has more monounsaturated fat; however, pasta is higher in folate, vitamin B1, and copper.
  • Lemon meringue pie covers your daily saturated fat needs 15% more than pasta.
  • Pasta contains 45 times less monounsaturated fat than lemon meringue pie. Lemon meringue pie contains 5.582g of monounsaturated fat, while pasta contains 0.124g.
  • Pasta has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more IronIron +14%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%

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 11% 14% 0% 0% 30% 37% 18% 13% 6.2% 15% 0% 19%
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +156%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.992mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon meringue pie Pasta DV% diff.
Selenium 11.6µg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.331g 0.429g 19%
Fats 12.9g 1.05g 18%
Saturated fat 3.185g 0.15g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.582g 0.124g 14%
Sodium 242mg 6mg 10%
Folate 25µg 64µg 10%
Calories 285kcal 131kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.118mg 0.209mg 8%
Cholesterol 53mg 33mg 7%
Copper 0.042mg 0.093mg 6%
Carbs 39.1g 24.93g 5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 43µg 6µg 4%
Manganese 0.128mg 0.224mg 4%
Protein 3.8g 5.15g 3%
Magnesium 6mg 18mg 3%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.56mg 3%
Phosphorus 42mg 63mg 3%
Iron 1mg 1.14mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 6mg 1%
Potassium 65mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.159mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.214mg 0.183mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.14µg 1%
Net carbs 39.1g 24.93g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.944mg 0.992mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.092mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.103mg 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
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +1128.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.8%
Contains more OtherOther +190.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.5%
Contains more WaterWater +58.3%

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
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4401.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +676.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.