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Pie crust vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pie crust and chocolate brownie?

  • Pie crust is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, and vitamin B3, yet chocolate brownie is richer in copper, vitamin A, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 35% higher.
  • Pie crust has 4 times more folate than chocolate brownie. Pie crust has 104µg of folate, while chocolate brownie has 29µg.
  • Chocolate brownie contains less sodium.

We used Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Contains more IronIron +20.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +99.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +253.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175%
Contains more CopperCopper +417.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +142.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.3%
~equal in Calcium ~57mg

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.9%
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 Chocolate brownie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.968g 9.412g 36%
Copper 0.075mg 0.388mg 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.392mg 0.141mg 21%
Selenium 22.9µg 11.5µg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 176µg 20%
Folate 104µg 29µg 19%
Sodium 753mg 343mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 17.887g 10.839g 18%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.587mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.727mg 0.982mg 11%
Magnesium 15mg 53mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Phosphorus 86mg 132mg 7%
Iron 2.22mg 1.84mg 5%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.97mg 5%
Fats 31.4g 29.1g 4%
Potassium 64mg 176mg 3%
Saturated fat 7.974g 7.319g 3%
Calories 518kcal 466kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.064mg 0.094mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.268mg 0.328mg 1%
Protein 6.9g 6.2g 1%
Carbs 52.1g 50.2g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 52.1g 50.2g N/A
Calcium 61mg 57mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.255mg 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.476mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.121mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.339mg 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.289mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.146mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g N/A

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
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.3%
Contains more WaterWater +65.8%
~equal in Fats ~29.1g
~equal in Carbs ~50.2g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +137.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~7.319g

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.