Pie crust vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pie crust and cheese sandwich

Pie crust has more folate; however, cheese sandwich is higher in phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, calcium, copper, magnesium, and potassium.
Cheese sandwich covers your daily phosphorus needs 42% more than pie crust.
Cheese sandwich contains 2 times less saturated fat than pie crust. Pie crust contains 7.974g of saturated fat, while cheese sandwich contains 4.129g.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling.

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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.

Pie crust

Cheese sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium

-10.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+234.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+378.1%
Contains more IronIron	+18%
Contains more CopperCopper	+113.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+117.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+344.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+243.8%

~equal in Selenium ~24.3µg

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.

Pie crust

Cheese sandwich

Contains more FolateFolate

+62.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+132.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+307.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.358mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	86mg	382mg	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.968g	9.166g	35%
Manganese	0.315mg	1.083mg	33%
Monounsaturated fat	17.887g	10.351g	19%
Saturated fat	7.974g	4.129g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.427mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.064mg	0.261mg	15%
Calcium	61mg	204mg	14%
Fiber		3.1g	12%
Folate	104µg	64µg	10%
Fats	31.4g	25g	10%
Magnesium	15mg	54mg	9%
Copper	0.075mg	0.16mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.622mg	7%
Potassium	64mg	306mg	7%
Protein	6.9g	9.8g	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.12µg	5%
Iron	2.22mg	2.62mg	5%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.87mg	4%
Sodium	753mg	839mg	4%
Selenium	22.9µg	24.3µg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.727mg	3.185mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.392mg	0.358mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	21µg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	7mg	2%
Carbs	52.1g	58.2g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.5mg	2%
Calories	518kcal	497kcal	1%
Net carbs	52.1g	55.1g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.08mg	0.13mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.298mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.255mg	0.383mg	0%
Leucine	0.476mg	0.698mg	0%
Lysine	0.133mg	0.344mg	0%
Methionine	0.121mg	0.167mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.339mg	0.472mg	0%
Valine	0.289mg	0.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.146mg	0.219mg	0%