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Buttermilk vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between buttermilk and pastry

  • Buttermilk is higher in calcium, yet pastry is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, vitamin K, and copper.
  • Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 45% more than buttermilk.
  • Buttermilk contains 12 times more calcium than pastry. While buttermilk contains 116mg of calcium, pastry contains only 10mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in buttermilk is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1060%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.5%
Contains more IronIron +5020%
Contains more CopperCopper +936.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1110%

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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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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 0% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +176.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +980%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1070.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7086.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16000%
Contains more FolateFolate +1460%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buttermilk Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0.88g 38.1g 57%
Monounsaturated fat 0.254g 21.597g 53%
Saturated fat 0.548g 9.643g 41%
Selenium 2µg 24.2µg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 4.894g 32%
Iron 0.05mg 2.56mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.398mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.058mg 4.168mg 26%
Calories 40kcal 551kcal 26%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.488mg 21%
Folate 5µg 78µg 18%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 16.1µg 13%
Carbs 4.79g 45.1g 13%
Calcium 116mg 10mg 11%
Copper 0.011mg 0.114mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.283mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Protein 3.31g 7.3g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.275mg 0mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Phosphorus 89mg 60mg 4%
Potassium 151mg 61mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.54mg 3%
Sodium 190mg 249mg 3%
Choline 17.7mg 6.4mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.021mg 1%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.53mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 4.79g 43.6g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Sugar 4.79g 0.74g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +960.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +120.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4229.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +841.5%
Contains more OtherOther +12.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8402.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14730.3%

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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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/nutrients
  2. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.