Angel food cake vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are angel food cake and pie crust different?

Angel food cake is richer in phosphorus and vitamin B2, while pie crust is higher in fats, selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Pie crust covers your daily need for fats 47% more than angel food cake.
Angel food cake contains 4 times more phosphorus than pie crust. Angel food cake contains 324mg of phosphorus, while pie crust contains 86mg.
Angel food cake is lower in saturated fat.

Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix types were used in this article.

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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.

Angel food cake

Pie crust

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+129.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+276.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+326.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+471.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+270.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+213.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.075mg

~equal in Sodium ~753mg

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.

Angel food cake

Pie crust

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+130.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+284.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+208.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+106.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+197.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	0.8g	31.4g	47%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	17.887g	45%
Saturated fat	0.121g	7.974g	36%
Phosphorus	324mg	86mg	34%
Selenium	7.3µg	22.9µg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.392mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	3.968g	24%
Iron	0.52mg	2.22mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.213mg	21%
Folate	35µg	104µg	17%
Calories	258kcal	518kcal	13%
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	2.727mg	12%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.315mg	10%
Calcium	140mg	61mg	8%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.4mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.064mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0µg	3%
Protein	5.9g	6.9g	2%
Carbs	57.8g	52.1g	2%
Magnesium	12mg	15mg	1%
Potassium	93mg	64mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0.268mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	437kcal	751kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	56.3g	52.1g	N/A
Copper	0.078mg	0.075mg	0%
Sodium	749mg	753mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.255mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.476mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.133mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.121mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.339mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.289mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.146mg	0%