Pecan pie vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pecan pie and pie crust?

Pecan pie is higher in manganese and copper, yet pie crust is higher in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and iron.
Pecan pie's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 29% more.
Pecan pie has 3 times more copper than pie crust. While pecan pie has 0.211mg of copper, pie crust has only 0.075mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pie crust is lower.

We used Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix types 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

Pie crust

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+181.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+126%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90.6%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+90.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~86mg

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

Pie crust

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+108.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+222%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.064mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	87mg	0mg	29%
Sodium	262mg	753mg	21%
Folate	26µg	104µg	20%
Selenium	12µg	22.9µg	20%
Saturated fat	3.989g	7.974g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.392mg	17%
Manganese	0.712mg	0.315mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	17.887g	17%
Copper	0.211mg	0.075mg	15%
Fats	22.2g	31.4g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	3.968g	12%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	2.727mg	12%
Iron	1.48mg	2.22mg	9%
Vitamin A	82µg	0µg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0µg	7%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.4mg	6%
Calories	412kcal	518kcal	5%
Protein	4.9g	6.9g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.268mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.213mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	61mg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	15mg	3%
Potassium	133mg	64mg	2%
Phosphorus	94mg	86mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Carbs	52.2g	52.1g	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	52.1g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.064mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.189mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	0.255mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	0.476mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	0.133mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.121mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.339mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.289mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.146mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	0g	N/A