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A slice of apple pie

Pies

Checked by us One serving: 110 g (about 1 piece of pie (⅛ of a 9-inch pie)) · 261 kcal

Some vitamin E. Some of that may be added by the maker and depends on the brand: check your label.

A lot per serving: saturated fat. Nothing else to watch for most people.

Worth knowing for some people: gluten.

Good for

How we counted this

What one serving (110 g) gives you.

Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.

The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share.

A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.

21 more nutrients at a little or less

Watch out

How we counted this
Checked for cadmium, nickel, aluminum, acrylamide and lead: fine at normal amounts.
  • Cadmium

    Nothing to watch

    You’d need about 11 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to use up what an average adult’s intake leaves under the limit.

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    One serving carries 0.68 µg

    How we got this

    A serving a day adds 3.8% to what an average adult already takes in: a share of that intake, not of the limit. With that serving every day, an average adult would be at about 73% of the limit.

    An average adult already takes in about 71% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.

    Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 28,000 g a week would reach the limit.

    Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 770 g a week, which stays within the 8,300 g of room left before the limit.

    The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit

    A daily serving adds 3.8% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap.

    Health Canada, Canadian Total Diet Study – Trace Elements (2005–2018 composites) · grade A

    Every food with cadmium

  • Nickel

    Nothing to watch

    You’d need more than 100 servings in a day of this food alone to use up what the highest average adult intake we found leaves under the limit.

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    One serving carries 4.45 µg

    How we got this

    A serving a day adds 1.9–2.2% to what an average adult already takes in: a share of that intake, not of the limit. With that serving every day, an average adult would be at about 27% of the limit.

    The highest average adult intake we found already takes up about 26% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.

    Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 23,000 g a day would reach the limit.

    Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 110 g a day, which stays within the 17,000 g of room left before the limit.

    The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit

    No cap: nickel is rated against EFSA's tolerable daily intake of 13 µg/kg body weight/day (2020). The average adult already takes in 22-26% of it, under half, so a food would have to reach the limit on its own to matter. About 22,511 g a day would reach it, eaten alone; one 110 g serving is 0.49% of it.

    Health Canada, Canadian Total Diet Study – Trace Elements (2005–2018 composites) · grade A

    Every food with nickel

  • Aluminum

    Nothing to watch

    You’d need more than 100 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to reach the limit.

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    One serving carries 75.9 µg

    How we got this

    A serving a day adds 0.5–3.8% to what an average adult already takes in: a share of that intake, not of the limit.

    100,000 g a week reaches the limit

    The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit

    No cap: EFSA's tolerable weekly intake for aluminium is 1 mg/kg body weight/week (2008), 70,000 µg a week for 70 kg. About 101,512 g a week would reach it, eaten alone. One 110 g serving is 0.11% of the weekly limit and seven daily servings are 0.8% of it; they add 0.5-3.8% to the adult weekly mean (0.2-1.5 mg/kg body weight/week, 14-105 mg/week).

    Health Canada, Canadian Total Diet Study – Trace Elements (2005–2018 composites) · grade A

    Every food with aluminum

  • Acrylamide

    Nothing to watch

    You’d need about 23 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to double the acrylamide an average adult already gets. No dose is known to be safe, so doubling is where we flag.

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    A serving a day adds 2–4.5% to what an average adult already takes in. There is no limit to take a share of.

    One serving carries 1.25 µg

    How we got this

    The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake

    No cap: no safe threshold is set for acrylamide (EFSA 2015 benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL10) 0.17 mg/kg body weight/day; a margin of exposure of 10,000 is low concern). A 110 g serving is 1.25 µg, 0.018 µg/kg body weight: +2.0-4.5% of EFSA's adult mean (28-63 µg/day) and +6-11% of Health Canada's (11-20 µg/day). At the highest sample (23 ng/g), 2.5 µg: +4-9% of EFSA's. Low in every source; only 5 samples.

    CFIA, FSAP Targeted Survey – Acrylamide 2013–2015 · grade B

    Every food with acrylamide

  • Lead

    Nothing to watch

    You’d need about 100 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to double the lead an average adult already gets. No dose is known to be safe, so doubling is where we flag.

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    A serving a day adds 1% to what an average adult already takes in. There is no limit to take a share of.

    One serving carries 0.35 µg

    How we got this

    The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake

    No cap: a 110 g serving of apple pie carries 0.35 µg, 0.99% of the average adult's lead intake of 35 µg/day, well under doubling it. No safe threshold is set for lead (EFSA 2010 benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01) 0.50 µg/kg body weight/day).

    Health Canada, Canadian Total Diet Study – Trace Elements (2005–2018 composites) · grade A

    Every food with lead

For some people

Worth knowing

No limit applies, so none is rated.

  • Sodium and saturated fat

    One 110 g serving, as a share of the label’s daily value: sodium 221 mg (10%) · saturated fat 4.2 g (21%)

    Learn more

    We name one of these whenever a serving gives 20% or more of its daily value on Health Canada’s Table of Daily Values (sodium 2,300 mg, saturated and trans fat together 20 g), the same 20% that reads “a lot” under Good for. The same rule applies to every food. Daily values are what labels count against, not limits. No trans fat figure is held for this food, so its saturated fat is counted alone.

    Source: Health Canada, Table of Daily Values (nutrition labelling)

  • Sugar

    17 g of sugar in a 110 g serving, natural and added together.

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    Shown, not rated. The food tables we read give total sugar, and few give added sugar, so the site can’t yet tell sugar added in making a food from the sugar in fruit or milk.

Also checked (nothing to act on) · 1

Noted for context, or not measured in this food yet.

  • Shown as context, not rated: EFSA's 2024 reference (benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL05) 0.06 µg/kg body weight/day) is for inorganic arsenic; only total arsenic was measured.

Better options

How we counted this

“Better” here always means better at something the row names: more of one nutrient, more nutrients per serving, or the goal you pick. It never means better in every way.

Every amount below is for the same weight, 110 g, the size of one serving of this food, so a swap compares like with like. A serving of another food can be bigger or smaller.

Compared with the other sweets we’ve checked.

No swaps for vitamin E: they may be added to this food, so its amount varies by brand.

Not compared: this food’s score counts added vitamins and minerals, and those vary by brand. Compare labels instead.

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Name in the database: Pies (apple pie, commercial; two-crust)

How the serving was set: 110 g (Health Canada Table of Reference Amounts, row A.22: pies, tarts, cobblers, turnovers, other pastries; label unit: fraction of the whole product (# g)). Pie crust alone is A.23, 21 g; pie fillings F.3, 83 mL.

Listed nutrients, per 100 g

For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.

NutrientPer servingPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Omega-3: ALA0.123 g0.14 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Calcium · may be added · varies by brand, check your label11 mg12.1 mg4.64 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
11 mg12.1 mg4.64 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #3941C
Carbohydrate34 g37.4 g14.35 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Choline · may be added · varies by brand, check your label7.2 mg7.92 mg3.04 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Energy237 kcal260.7 kcal–FDC Energy (kcal) usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy)–
Omega-3: EPA + DHA0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Fat11 g12.1 g4.64 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Cholesterol0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Fatty acids, total saturated3.797 g4.18 g1.6 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Fibre1.6 g1.76 g0.68 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Folate · may be added · varies by brand, check your label27 µg29.7 µg11.39 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Iron · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.45 mg0.5 mg0.19 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Magnesium · may be added · varies by brand, check your label7 mg7.7 mg2.95 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents) · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.696 mg0.77 mg0.29 mglisted usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #3941C
Phosphorus · may be added · varies by brand, check your label24 mg26.4 mg10.13 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Potassium · may be added · varies by brand, check your label65 mg71.5 mg27.43 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Protein1.9 g2.09 g0.8 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Riboflavin (B2) · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.027 mg0.03 mg0.01 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Selenium · may be added · varies by brand, check your label1 µg1.1 µg0.42 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Sodium201 mg221.1 mg84.81 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Sugars15.65 g17.22 g6.6 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Thiamin (B1) · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.028 mg0.03 mg0.01 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin A · may be added · varies by brand, check your label32 µg35.2 µg13.5 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin B12 · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.01 µg0.01 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin B6 · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.038 mg0.04 mg0.02 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin C · may be added · varies by brand, check your label3.2 mg3.52 mg1.35 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin D · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin E · may be added · varies by brand, check your label1.52 mg1.67 mg0.64 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin K1 · may be added · varies by brand, check your label3.5 µg3.85 µg1.48 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Water52.2 g57.42 g22.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Zinc · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.16 mg0.18 mg0.07 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
NutrientPer 100 gPer servingPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Beta-carotene · may be added · varies by brand, check your label9 µg9.9 µg3.8 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Copper · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.046 mg0.05 mg0.02 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Ash0.9 g0.99 g0.38 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Alcohol, ethyl0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Caffeine0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Theobromine0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Energy992 kj1,091.2 kj418.57 kjlisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin A, IU124 iu136.4 iu52.32 iulisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Carotene, alpha0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units0 iu0 iu0 iulisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Cryptoxanthin, beta6 µg6.6 µg2.53 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Lycopene0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Folic acid23 µg25.3 µg9.7 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Folate, food4 µg4.4 µg1.69 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Folate, DFE43 µg47.3 µg18.14 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Betaine16.4 mg18.04 mg6.92 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Tryptophan0.026 g0.03 g0.01 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Threonine0.054 g0.06 g0.02 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Isoleucine0.073 g0.08 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Leucine0.129 g0.14 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Lysine0.07 g0.08 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Methionine0.032 g0.04 g0.01 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Cystine0.04 g0.04 g0.02 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Phenylalanine0.088 g0.1 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Tyrosine0.054 g0.06 g0.02 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Valine0.084 g0.09 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Arginine0.074 g0.08 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Histidine0.038 g0.04 g0.02 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Alanine0.06 g0.07 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Aspartic acid0.095 g0.1 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Glutamic acid0.587 g0.65 g0.25 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Glycine0.065 g0.07 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Proline0.199 g0.22 g0.08 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Serine0.099 g0.11 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin E, added0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Vitamin B-12, added0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 4:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 6:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 8:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 10:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 12:00.021 g0.02 g0.01 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 14:00.126 g0.14 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 16:02.062 g2.27 g0.87 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
SFA 18:01.534 g1.69 g0.65 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
MUFA 18:14.109 g4.52 g1.73 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
PUFA 18:22.066 g2.27 g0.87 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
PUFA 18:30.123 g0.14 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
PUFA 20:40 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
MUFA 16:10.146 g0.16 g0.06 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
PUFA 18:40 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
MUFA 20:10 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
MUFA 22:10 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated4.388 g4.83 g1.85 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated2.198 g2.42 g0.93 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Lutein + zeaxanthin9 µg9.9 µg3.8 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Manganese · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.182 mg0.2 mg0.08 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Niacin (B3, preformed) · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.263 mg0.29 mg0.11 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Pantothenic acid (B5) · may be added · varies by brand, check your label0.119 mg0.13 mg0.05 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C
Retinol · may be added · varies by brand, check your label31 µg34.1 µg13.08 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175011C

Change the amount to rescale the first column. Nutrients a database doesn't list are missing, not zero.

Hazard rows as the dataset rates them

  • Acrylamide · Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake · No cap: no safe threshold is set for acrylamide (EFSA 2015 benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL10) 0.17 mg/kg body weight/day; a margin of exposure of 10,000 is low concern). A 110 g serving is 1.25 µg, 0.018 µg/kg body weight: +2.0-4.5% of EFSA's adult mean (28-63 µg/day) and +6-11% of Health Canada's (11-20 µg/day). At the highest sample (23 ng/g), 2.5 µg: +4-9% of EFSA's. Low in every source; only 5 samples. · CFIA 2013–2015 · B
  • Aluminum · Nothing to watch: under the limit · No cap: EFSA's tolerable weekly intake for aluminium is 1 mg/kg body weight/week (2008), 70,000 µg a week for 70 kg. About 101,512 g a week would reach it, eaten alone. One 110 g serving is 0.11% of the weekly limit and seven daily servings are 0.8% of it; they add 0.5-3.8% to the adult weekly mean (0.2-1.5 mg/kg body weight/week, 14-105 mg/week). · Health Canada Total Diet Study, trace elements · A
  • Arsenic, all forms · Context · Shown as context, not rated: EFSA's 2024 reference (benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL05) 0.06 µg/kg body weight/day) is for inorganic arsenic; only total arsenic was measured. · Health Canada Total Diet Study, trace elements · A
  • Cadmium · Nothing to watch: under the limit · A daily serving adds 3.8% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap. · Health Canada Total Diet Study, trace elements · A
  • Gluten (celiac disease) · Worth knowing · Flagged for people with celiac disease: wheat, barley, rye and their hybrids trigger it. · Health Canada, celiac disease · A
  • Lead · Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake · No cap: a 110 g serving of apple pie carries 0.35 µg, 0.99% of the average adult's lead intake of 35 µg/day, well under doubling it. No safe threshold is set for lead (EFSA 2010 benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01) 0.50 µg/kg body weight/day). · Health Canada Total Diet Study, trace elements · A
  • Nickel · Nothing to watch: under the limit · No cap: nickel is rated against EFSA's tolerable daily intake of 13 µg/kg body weight/day (2020). The average adult already takes in 22-26% of it, under half, so a food would have to reach the limit on its own to matter. About 22,511 g a day would reach it, eaten alone; one 110 g serving is 0.49% of it. · Health Canada Total Diet Study, trace elements · A
  • Wheat allergy · Worth knowing · Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen. · Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · A

Oxalate, phytate and gut-tolerance measurements

  • fodmap fructan: 0.50 +/- 0.48 g/100 g edible portion (group mean 'Dough, puff pastry', gluten-containing); excess fructose 0.05 +/- 0.10; sorbitol 0.00 g/100 g edible portion · as purchased (edible portion) · gluten-containing dough and puff pastry, Spain (group mean) · grade B · Matias 2024

Sources

Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.

The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.

The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.

Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.