Palm oil vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between palm oil and pastry
- Palm oil has more vitamin E; however, pastry has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and copper.
- Palm oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 198% more.
- Palm oil has 30 times more vitamin E than pastry. Palm oil has 15.94mg of vitamin E, while pastry has 0.54mg.
- Pastry is lower in saturated fat.
- Pastry has a higher glycemic index than palm oil.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, palm and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.
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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 less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +25500% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 EVitamin E | +2851.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +101.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +2033.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 49.3g | 9.643g | 180% |
Vitamin E | 15.94mg | 0.54mg | 103% |
Fats | 100g | 38.1g | 95% |
Selenium | 0µg | 24.2µg | 44% |
Monounsaturated fat | 37g | 21.597g | 39% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.398mg | 33% |
Iron | 0.01mg | 2.56mg | 32% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 9.3g | 4.894g | 29% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 4.168mg | 26% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.283mg | 22% |
Manganese | 0.488mg | 21% | |
Folate | 0µg | 78µg | 20% |
Calories | 884kcal | 551kcal | 17% |
Carbs | 0g | 45.1g | 15% |
Protein | 0g | 7.3g | 15% |
Copper | 0mg | 0.114mg | 13% |
Sodium | 0mg | 249mg | 11% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 60mg | 9% |
Vitamin K | 8µg | 16.1µg | 7% |
Fiber | 0g | 1.5g | 6% |
Zinc | 0mg | 0.53mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 0mg | 16mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.021mg | 2% |
Potassium | 0mg | 61mg | 2% |
Calcium | 0mg | 10mg | 1% |
Choline | 0.3mg | 6.4mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 43.6g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 0.74g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0mg | 0.085mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0mg | 0.196mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0mg | 0.272mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0mg | 0.508mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0mg | 0.142mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0mg | 0.129mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0mg | 0.362mg | 0% |
Valine | 0mg | 0.308mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0mg | 0.156mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +162.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +71.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +90% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.4% |