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Gingersnaps vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingersnaps and puff pastry

  • Gingersnaps have more iron, manganese, copper, potassium, and folate, while puff pastry has more selenium, vitamin K, and vitamin B1.
  • Gingersnaps cover your daily need for iron, 48% more than puff pastry.
  • Gingersnaps contain 6 times more potassium than puff pastry. While gingersnaps contain 346mg of potassium, puff pastry contains only 62mg.
  • The amount of sodium in puff pastry is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, gingersnaps 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 35% 23% 31% 240% 102% 15% 36% 65% 203% 28%
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 +206.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +670%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +458.1%
Contains more IronIron +146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +165.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +214.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +380.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

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% 0% 19% 0% 50% 68% 61% 23% 23% 0% 6.3% 65% 4.8%
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 EVitamin E +76.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +415.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +552%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingersnaps Puff pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 1.372g 22.228g 139%
Iron 6.4mg 2.6mg 48%
Manganese 1.555mg 0.495mg 46%
Fats 9.8g 38.5g 44%
Selenium 5.1µg 24.5µg 35%
Copper 0.305mg 0.115mg 21%
Saturated fat 2.451g 5.502g 14%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 16.3µg 12%
Sodium 501mg 253mg 11%
Carbs 76.9g 45.7g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.323mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 5.365g 8.828g 9%
Magnesium 49mg 16mg 8%
Potassium 346mg 62mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0mg 8%
Folate 87µg 55µg 8%
Calories 416kcal 558kcal 7%
Calcium 77mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.019mg 6%
Protein 5.6g 7.4g 4%
Vitamin B3 3.235mg 3.8mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.293mg 0.258mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 0.55mg 3%
Phosphorus 83mg 60mg 3%
Fiber 2.2g 1.5g 3%
Net carbs 74.7g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 19.92g 0.75g N/A
Zinc 0.55mg 0.54mg 0%
Choline 8.8mg 6.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.155mg 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.212mg 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0.38mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.195mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.263mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.248mg 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.114mg 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 77% 5% 2%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 76.9 g
Water: 5.3 g
Other: 2.4 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 CarbsCarbs +68.3%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.1%
Contains more FatsFats +292.9%
Contains more WaterWater +39.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 58% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.372 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 -55.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +64.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1520.1%

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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. Gingersnaps - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174956/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.