Chocolate brownie vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate brownie and pecan pie different?

Chocolate brownie is higher in copper, fats, vitamin A, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, pecan pie is richer in manganese.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 20% higher.
Chocolate brownie contains 2 times more vitamin A than pecan pie. While chocolate brownie contains 176µg of vitamin A, pecan pie contains only 82µg.
Pecan pie has less saturated fat.
Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index (42) than pecan pie (59).

Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe are the varieties 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.

Chocolate brownie

Pecan pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+103.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.3%
Contains more IronIron	+24.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21.3%

~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

~equal in Selenium ~12µg

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.

Chocolate brownie

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.17µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	5.71g	25%
Copper	0.388mg	0.211mg	20%
Saturated fat	7.319g	3.989g	15%
Fats	29.1g	22.2g	11%
Vitamin A	176µg	82µg	10%
Magnesium	53mg	26mg	6%
Cholesterol	73mg	87mg	5%
Iron	1.84mg	1.48mg	5%
Phosphorus	132mg	94mg	5%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.712mg	5%
Sodium	343mg	262mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.188mg	4%
Calories	466kcal	412kcal	3%
Protein	6.2g	4.9g	3%
Calcium	57mg	32mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.479mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.06mg	3%
Carbs	50.2g	52.2g	1%
Potassium	176mg	133mg	1%
Selenium	11.5µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.18mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	0.847mg	1%
Folate	29µg	26µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	11.181g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	841kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	4.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	52.2g	N/A
Zinc	0.97mg	1.02mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.006g	0.008g	N/A