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Blue cheese vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between blue cheese and puff pastry

  • Blue cheese has more calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, puff pastry is higher in iron, vitamin B1, and manganese.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 66% more than puff pastry.
  • Puff pastry has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, blue and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked.

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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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.5% 98% 38% 15% 26% 33% 65% 134%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +392.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +545%
Contains more IronIron +738.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +69%

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 0% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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% 81% 60% 71% 0% 4.4% 0% 41% 41% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +773.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1013.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +274%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +579.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +52.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Puff pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 22.228g 143%
Saturated fat 18.669g 5.502g 60%
Calcium 528mg 10mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0µg 51%
Phosphorus 387mg 60mg 47%
Sodium 1146mg 253mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0mg 35%
Iron 0.31mg 2.6mg 29%
Protein 21.4g 7.4g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.323mg 25%
Cholesterol 75mg 0mg 25%
Vitamin A 198µg 0µg 22%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.495mg 21%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.54mg 19%
Selenium 14.5µg 24.5µg 18%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 3.8mg 17%
Fats 28.74g 38.5g 15%
Carbs 2.34g 45.7g 14%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 16.3µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.019mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.258mg 10%
Calories 353kcal 558kcal 10%
Copper 0.04mg 0.115mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Potassium 256mg 62mg 6%
Folate 36µg 55µg 5%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 8.828g 3%
Magnesium 23mg 16mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 6.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.55mg 2%
Net carbs 2.34g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 0.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
7% 39% 46% 7%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 38.5 g
Carbs: 45.7 g
Water: 7.4 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +189.2%
Contains more WaterWater +473.1%
Contains more OtherOther +411%
Contains more FatsFats +34%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1853%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
15% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.828 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2678.5%

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/nutrients
  2. Puff pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172738/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.