Crouton vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are crouton and pastry different?
- Crouton has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, fiber, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and phosphorus than pastry.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pastry is 41% higher.
- Pastry has less sodium.
- Pastry has a lower glycemic index (59) than crouton (72).
Croutons, plain and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake are the varieties used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +93.8% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +660% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +103.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +59.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +43% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +67.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +91.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +55% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -64.3% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +56.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +30.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +23.8% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +69.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Fats | 6.6g | 38.1g | 48% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 3.059g | 21.597g | 46% |
| Saturated fat | 1.51g | 9.643g | 37% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.273g | 4.894g | 24% |
| Selenium | 37.5µg | 24.2µg | 24% |
| Sodium | 698mg | 249mg | 20% |
| Iron | 4.08mg | 2.56mg | 19% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.623mg | 0.398mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 5.1g | 1.5g | 14% |
| Folate | 132µg | 78µg | 14% |
| Vitamin K | 16.1µg | 13% | |
| Carbs | 73.5g | 45.1g | 9% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.429mg | 0mg | 9% |
| Protein | 11.9g | 7.3g | 9% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.439mg | 4.168mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 115mg | 60mg | 8% |
| Calories | 407kcal | 551kcal | 7% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 10mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.163mg | 0.114mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 4% | |
| Magnesium | 31mg | 16mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.89mg | 0.53mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 124mg | 61mg | 2% |
| Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.272mg | 0.283mg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.5mg | 0.488mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 68.4g | 43.6g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.74g | N/A | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.026mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14mg | 0.085mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.337mg | 0.196mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.456mg | 0.272mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.832mg | 0.508mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.278mg | 0.142mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.211mg | 0.129mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.586mg | 0.362mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.514mg | 0.308mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.255mg | 0.156mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +63% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +63% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +150% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +477.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +54.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +606% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +284.4% |
