Pastry vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between pastry and apple pie
- The amount of vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, copper, and phosphorus in pastry is higher than in apple pie.
- Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 29% more than apple pie.
- Apple pie has 20 times less folate than pastry. Pastry has 78µg of folate, while apple pie has 4µg.
- Apple pie contains less saturated fat.
- Pastry has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pastry is 59, while the glycemic index of apple pie is 41.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.
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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 more MagnesiumMagnesium | +128.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +111.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +147.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +231.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +150% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +168.1% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +197% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +79.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +271.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1850% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +81% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 24.2µg | 44% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 21.597g | 4.388g | 43% |
Fats | 38.1g | 11g | 42% |
Saturated fat | 9.643g | 3.797g | 27% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.398mg | 0.134mg | 22% |
Folate | 78µg | 4µg | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.168mg | 1.123mg | 19% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.894g | 2.198g | 18% |
Iron | 2.56mg | 1.21mg | 17% |
Calories | 551kcal | 237kcal | 16% |
Manganese | 0.488mg | 0.182mg | 13% |
Vitamin K | 16.1µg | 13% | |
Protein | 7.3g | 1.9g | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.283mg | 0.158mg | 10% |
Copper | 0.114mg | 0.046mg | 8% |
Phosphorus | 60mg | 24mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 4% | |
Carbs | 45.1g | 34g | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.2mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.53mg | 0.16mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 29µg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.119mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 16mg | 7mg | 2% |
Sodium | 249mg | 266mg | 1% |
Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.021mg | 0.038mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 43.6g | 32.4g | N/A |
Calcium | 10mg | 11mg | 0% |
Potassium | 61mg | 65mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.74g | N/A | |
Fiber | 1.5g | 1.6g | 0% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.085mg | 0.026mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.196mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.272mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.508mg | 0.129mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.142mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.129mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.362mg | 0.088mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.308mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.156mg | 0.038mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +284.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +246.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +32.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +514.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +392.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +122.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -60.6% |