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Scallion vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallion and pastry different?

  • Scallion is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A, while pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and iron.
  • Scallion covers your daily need for vitamin K, 159% more than pastry.
  • Scallion is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index (59) than scallion (32).

Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +620%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +352.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more IronIron +73%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3933.3%

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.
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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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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% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +623.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +693.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.54mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Pastry DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 16.1µg 159%
Fats 0.19g 38.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0.032g 9.643g 44%
Selenium 0.6µg 24.2µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 4.894g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.398mg 29%
Calories 32kcal 551kcal 26%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 4.168mg 23%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.283mg 16%
Iron 1.48mg 2.56mg 14%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.488mg 14%
Carbs 7.34g 45.1g 13%
Protein 1.83g 7.3g 11%
Sodium 16mg 249mg 10%
Potassium 276mg 61mg 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Calcium 72mg 10mg 6%
Fiber 2.6g 1.5g 4%
Folate 64µg 78µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.021mg 3%
Copper 0.083mg 0.114mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 16mg 1%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.53mg 1%
Net carbs 4.74g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 0.74g N/A
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.54mg 0%
Choline 5.7mg 6.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +956.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +298.9%
Contains more FatsFats +19952.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +514.4%
Contains more OtherOther +23.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +79888.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6513.5%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/nutrients
  2. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.