Pecan pie vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pecan pie and butter

Pecan pie has more manganese, copper, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, butter is richer in vitamin A.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 233% more than pecan pie.
Butter has 178 times less manganese than pecan pie. Pecan pie has 0.712mg of manganese, while butter has 0.004mg.
Butter contains less sodium.
Pecan pie has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan pie is 59, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Pecan pie

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+454.2%
Contains more IronIron	+7300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1218.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1033.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+291.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1100%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.8%

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.

Pecan pie

Butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+429.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1916.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+335.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+766.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+734.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.989g	50.489g	211%
Fats	22.2g	81.11g	91%
Vitamin A	82µg	684µg	67%
Cholesterol	87mg	215mg	43%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	23.43g	31%
Manganese	0.712mg	0.004mg	31%
Copper	0.211mg	0.016mg	22%
Selenium	12µg	1µg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	3.01g	18%
Iron	1.48mg	0.02mg	18%
Carbs	52.2g	0.06g	17%
Vitamin E		2.32mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.005mg	15%
Calories	412kcal	717kcal	15%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.034mg	11%
Sodium	262mg	11mg	11%
Phosphorus	94mg	24mg	10%
Protein	4.9g	0.85g	8%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.09mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.11mg	7%
Folate	26µg	3µg	6%
Magnesium	26mg	2mg	6%
Vitamin K		7µg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	0.042mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.003mg	4%
Potassium	133mg	24mg	3%
Choline		18.8mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar		0.06g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.189mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.166g	N/A