Naan vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are naan and puff pastry different?

Naan is richer in manganese, phosphorus, fiber, and magnesium, while puff pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin K, and folate.
Naan covers your daily need for manganese, 39% more than puff pastry.
Naan contains 4 times more magnesium than puff pastry. Naan contains 68mg of magnesium, while puff pastry contains 16mg.
Naan is lower in saturated fat.
Naan has a higher glycemic index (71) than puff pastry (56).

Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked types were 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.

Naan

Puff pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+490%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+129.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+213.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+182.8%

Contains more IronIron	+50.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.9%

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.

Naan

Puff pastry

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+573.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+62.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+393.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+243.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.8mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.258g	22.228g	140%
Fats	6.7g	38.5g	49%
Manganese	1.4mg	0.495mg	39%
Selenium	11.4µg	24.5µg	24%
Phosphorus	188mg	60mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1.946g	8.828g	17%
Starch	36g		15%
Calories	286kcal	558kcal	14%
Fiber	4.8g	1.5g	13%
Saturated fat	2.907g	5.502g	12%
Magnesium	68mg	16mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.176mg	0.323mg	12%
Iron	1.73mg	2.6mg	11%
Vitamin K	3.3µg	16.3µg	11%
Folate	16µg	55µg	10%
Sodium	467mg	253mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.128mg	0.019mg	8%
Zinc	1.24mg	0.54mg	6%
Protein	10.2g	7.4g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.258mg	6%
Copper	0.158mg	0.115mg	5%
Calcium	59mg	10mg	5%
Vitamin E	1.32mg	0.55mg	5%
Potassium	185mg	62mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.58mg	3.8mg	1%
Choline	10.1mg	6.2mg	1%
Fructose	0.8g		1%
Carbs	46.21g	45.7g	0%
Net carbs	41.41g	44.2g	N/A
Cholesterol	1mg	0mg	0%
Sugar	3.4g	0.75g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.086mg	0%
Threonine		0.198mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.275mg	0%
Leucine		0.514mg	0%
Lysine		0.144mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.367mg	0%
Valine		0.312mg	0%
Histidine		0.158mg	0%