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Lemon meringue pie vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemon meringue pie and saltine cracker different?

  • Saltine cracker is higher than lemon meringue pie in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and selenium.
  • Saltine cracker covers your daily need for iron, 84% more than lemon meringue pie.
  • Saltine cracker has a higher glycemic index (74) than lemon meringue pie (59).

Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium 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.
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 19% 6.6% 10% 290% 48% 26% 48% 111% 83% 117%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.9%
Contains more IronIron +672%
Contains more CopperCopper +245.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +235.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +397.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +84.5%

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% 0% 2.4% 0% 130% 136% 107% 23% 20% 0% 12% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +339%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +271.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +505.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +396%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon meringue pie Saltine cracker DV% diff.
Iron 1mg 7.72mg 84%
Vitamin B2 0.159mg 0.59mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.118mg 0.518mg 33%
Vitamin B3 0.944mg 5.714mg 30%
Sodium 242mg 849mg 26%
Folate 25µg 124µg 25%
Manganese 0.128mg 0.637mg 22%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Selenium 11.6µg 21.4µg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.331g 0.685g 18%
Fats 12.9g 1.6g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.582g 0.142g 14%
Carbs 39.1g 82.3g 14%
Saturated fat 3.185g 0.244g 13%
Protein 3.8g 10.5g 13%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Copper 0.042mg 0.145mg 11%
Phosphorus 42mg 113mg 10%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Calories 285kcal 393kcal 5%
Vitamin A 43µg 0µg 5%
Magnesium 6mg 26mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Choline 19.6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.214mg 0.39mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 22mg 1%
Potassium 65mg 115mg 1%
Net carbs 39.1g 79.6g N/A
Sugar 0.38g N/A
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.287mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.378mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.29mg 0%
Methionine 0.092mg 0.18mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0.514mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0.439mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.224mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g 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
11% 82% 3% 2%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 82.3 g
Water: 3.4 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +706.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1173.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.5%
Contains more OtherOther +144.4%

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
23% 13% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.244 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.685 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3831%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +386.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.3%

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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. Saltine cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175068/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.