White cake vs. Lemon meringue pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between white cake and lemon meringue pie

White cake has more carbs, calcium, and manganese, while lemon meringue pie has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Lemon meringue pie covers your daily need for cholesterol 17% more than white cake.
White cake contains 8 times more calcium than lemon meringue pie. While white cake contains 90mg of calcium, lemon meringue pie contains only 12mg.
The amount of cholesterol in white cake is lower.
White cake has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of white cake is 42, while the glycemic index of lemon meringue pie is 59.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting and Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

White cake

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.3%
Contains more IronIron	+16%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+116.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-14.8%

~equal in Selenium ~11.6µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

White cake

Lemon meringue pie

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+24%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+258.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.118mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.027mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	1mg	53mg	17%
Carbs	63.2g	39.1g	8%
Calcium	90mg	12mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.162g	3.331g	8%
Manganese	0.277mg	0.128mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.692g	5.582g	5%
Calories	356kcal	285kcal	4%
Fats	10.3g	12.9g	4%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	3.3mg	4%
Fiber	1g		4%
Phosphorus	70mg	42mg	4%
Copper	0.067mg	0.042mg	3%
Vitamin A	12µg	43µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.12µg	3%
Vitamin K	4.1µg		3%
Saturated fat	3.897g	3.185g	3%
Iron	1.16mg	1mg	2%
Sodium	284mg	242mg	2%
Selenium	10.7µg	11.6µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.189mg	0.159mg	2%
Folate	31µg	25µg	2%
Protein	4.4g	3.8g	1%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	12mg	6mg	1%
Potassium	99mg	65mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.118mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.063mg	0.944mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.167mg	0.214mg	1%
Choline	6mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	809kcal	750kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	62.2g	39.1g	N/A
Sugar	57.39g		N/A
Zinc	0.33mg	0.28mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.027mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.054mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.157mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.199mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.338mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	0.204mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.107mg	0.092mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.228mg	0.194mg	0%
Valine	0.229mg	0.192mg	0%
Histidine	0.099mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A