Pecan pie vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan pie and cinnamon roll different?

Pecan pie is higher in manganese, copper, and vitamin A; however, cinnamon roll is richer in calcium, folate, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cinnamon roll is 43% higher.
Pecan pie contains 179 times more vitamin A than cinnamon roll. While pecan pie contains 357IU of vitamin A, cinnamon roll contains only 2IU.
Cinnamon roll has less cholesterol.
Cinnamon roll has a lower glycemic index (40) than pecan pie (59).

Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) are the varieties 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.

Pecan pie

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+240.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+92.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+143.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+471.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.4%

~equal in Iron ~1.37mg

~equal in Selenium ~13µg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+183.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+176.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.989g	12.649g	39%
Cholesterol	87mg	5mg	27%
Manganese	0.712mg	0.292mg	18%
Copper	0.211mg	0.062mg	17%
Calcium	32mg	183mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	3.676g	14%
Vitamin K		15.2µg	13%
Folate	26µg	72µg	12%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	2.404mg	10%
Vitamin A	82µg	0µg	9%
Vitamin E		1.15mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Fats	22.2g	26.61g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	8.723g	6%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Phosphorus	94mg	131mg	5%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.53mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	14mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.138mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.337mg	3%
Choline		10.6mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.038mg	2%
Calories	412kcal	452kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.211mg	2%
Sodium	262mg	305mg	2%
Selenium	12µg	13µg	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Protein	4.9g	4.45g	1%
Iron	1.48mg	1.37mg	1%
Potassium	133mg	102mg	1%
Carbs	52.2g	48.6g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar		25.7g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.16µg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.189mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A