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

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The main differences between oatmeal and lemon meringue pie

Oatmeal has more iron, vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, lemon meringue pie has more selenium.
Daily need coverage for iron for oatmeal is 62% higher.
Lemon meringue pie has 11 times less vitamin B6 than oatmeal. Oatmeal has 0.29mg of vitamin B6, while lemon meringue pie has 0.027mg.
Oatmeal is lower in sodium.
Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than lemon meringue pie.

Food types used in this article are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Pie, lemon meringue, 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.

Oatmeal

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+566.7%
Contains more IronIron	+496%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+121.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+335.9%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+132%

~equal in Potassium ~65mg

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.

Oatmeal

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+202.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+220.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+974.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+76%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.96mg	1mg	62%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.027mg	20%
Manganese	0.558mg	0.128mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.426g	3.331g	19%
Fats	1.36g	12.9g	18%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.391g	5.582g	13%
Saturated fat	0.226g	3.185g	13%
Vitamin B3	3.025mg	0.944mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.118mg	12%
Selenium	5µg	11.6µg	12%
Calories	68kcal	285kcal	11%
Vitamin A	130µg	43µg	10%
Carbs	11.67g	39.1g	9%
Sodium	49mg	242mg	8%
Calcium	80mg	12mg	7%
Fiber	1.7g		7%
Phosphorus	77mg	42mg	5%
Magnesium	26mg	6mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.12µg	5%
Folate	44µg	25µg	5%
Starch	10.37g		4%
Vitamin B2	0.215mg	0.159mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.28mg	3%
Copper	0.066mg	0.042mg	3%
Protein	2.37g	3.8g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.317mg	0.214mg	2%
Choline	4.7mg		1%
Net carbs	9.97g	39.1g	N/A
Potassium	61mg	65mg	0%
Sugar	0.46g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.003g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.04mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.105mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.2mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	0.135mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.04mg	0.092mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.13mg	0.194mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.192mg	0%
Histidine	0.057mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A