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Flax seeds vs. Lemon meringue pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between flax seeds and lemon meringue pie

  • Flax seeds are higher than lemon meringue pie in copper, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and calcium.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for copper is 131% higher.
  • Flax seeds have 65 times more magnesium than lemon meringue pie. While flax seeds have 392mg of magnesium, lemon meringue pie has only 6mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe.

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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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 3.6% 5.7% 38% 14% 7.6% 18% 32% 17% 63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1150.8%
Contains more IronIron +473%
Contains more CopperCopper +2804.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1428.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1839.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +119%

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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
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% 14% 0% 0% 30% 37% 18% 13% 6.2% 15% 0% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1293.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +360.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1651.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +248%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.159mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Lemon meringue pie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 3.331g 169%
Copper 1.22mg 0.042mg 131%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.118mg 127%
Fiber 27.3g 109%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.128mg 102%
Magnesium 392mg 6mg 92%
Phosphorus 642mg 42mg 86%
Iron 5.73mg 1mg 59%
Fats 42.16g 12.9g 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.28mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.027mg 34%
Protein 18.29g 3.8g 29%
Selenium 25.4µg 11.6µg 25%
Calcium 255mg 12mg 24%
Potassium 813mg 65mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Folate 87µg 25µg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.214mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.944mg 13%
Calories 534kcal 285kcal 12%
Sodium 30mg 242mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 43µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 5.582g 5%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Carbs 28.88g 39.1g 3%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 3.3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 2%
Saturated fat 3.663g 3.185g 2%
Net carbs 1.58g 39.1g N/A
Sugar 1.55g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.159mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.092mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.194mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
4% 13% 39% 43%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 12.9 g
Carbs: 39.1 g
Water: 43.3 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +381.3%
Contains more FatsFats +226.8%
Contains more OtherOther +312.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.4%
Contains more WaterWater +522.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
26% 46% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.185 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.331 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +762.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13%

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/nutrients
  2. Lemon meringue pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175018/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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