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

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A recap on the differences between pie crust and apple pie

  • Apple pie has less folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Pie crust covers your daily folate needs 25% more than apple pie.
  • Apple pie contains 6 times less calcium than pie crust. Pie crust contains 61mg of calcium, while apple pie contains 11mg.
  • Apple pie has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

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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 11% 18% 5.6% 83% 25% 11% 37% 98% 41% 125%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +454.5%
Contains more IronIron +83.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +63%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +258.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.7%
~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.
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% 0% 0% 98% 49% 51% 16% 15% 0% 0% 78% 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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +192.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pie crust Apple pie DV% diff.
Selenium 22.9µg 42%
Monounsaturated fat 17.887g 4.388g 34%
Fats 31.4g 11g 31%
Folate 104µg 4µg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.392mg 0.134mg 22%
Sodium 753mg 266mg 21%
Saturated fat 7.974g 3.797g 19%
Calories 518kcal 237kcal 14%
Iron 2.22mg 1.21mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.968g 2.198g 12%
Protein 6.9g 1.9g 10%
Vitamin B3 2.727mg 1.123mg 10%
Phosphorus 86mg 24mg 9%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Carbs 52.1g 34g 6%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.182mg 6%
Calcium 61mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.158mg 4%
Copper 0.075mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 29µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.268mg 0.119mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.064mg 0.038mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 7mg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.16mg 2%
Net carbs 52.1g 32.4g N/A
Potassium 64mg 65mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.255mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.476mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.121mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.339mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.289mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.146mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 31% 52% 8% 2%
Protein: 6.9 g
Fats: 31.4 g
Carbs: 52.1 g
Water: 7.6 g
Other: 2 g
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +263.2%
Contains more FatsFats +185.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.2%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +586.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 60% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 17.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.968 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +307.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +80.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.4%

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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. Pie crust - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175022/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.