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Marshmallow vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between marshmallow and puff pastry?

  • Puff pastry is richer than marshmallow in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and folate.
  • Puff pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 41% more.

We used Candies, marshmallows and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -68.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1140%
Contains more IronIron +1030.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +650%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6087.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1341.2%

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% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4771.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5400%
Contains more CholineCholine +6100%
~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 Marshmallow Puff pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 22.228g 148%
Fats 0.2g 38.5g 59%
Selenium 1.7µg 24.5µg 41%
Iron 0.23mg 2.6mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.323mg 27%
Saturated fat 0.056g 5.502g 25%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 3.8mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 8.828g 22%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.495mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.258mg 20%
Folate 1µg 55µg 14%
Vitamin K 0µg 16.3µg 14%
Calories 318kcal 558kcal 12%
Carbs 81.3g 45.7g 12%
Protein 1.8g 7.4g 11%
Sodium 80mg 253mg 8%
Phosphorus 8mg 60mg 7%
Fiber 0.1g 1.5g 6%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.54mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.55mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 16mg 3%
Potassium 5mg 62mg 2%
Copper 0.097mg 0.115mg 2%
Choline 0.1mg 6.2mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.019mg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 0.75g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 +77.9%
Contains more WaterWater +121.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +311.1%
Contains more FatsFats +19150%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 -99%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10935%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47193.6%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.