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Pastry vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pastry and beer

  • The amount of selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin K, and copper in pastry is higher than in beer.
  • Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 48% more than beer.
  • Beer contains less saturated fat.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beer is 104, while the glycemic index of pastry is 59.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Pastry
9
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%
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.9%
Contains more IronIron +12700%
Contains more CopperCopper +2180%
Contains more ZincZinc +5200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +328.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3933.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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.
Pastry
6
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%
Beer
4
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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7860%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1032%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Beer DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0g 59%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0g 44%
Selenium 24.2µg 0.6µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.005mg 33%
Iron 2.56mg 0.02mg 32%
Calories 551kcal 43kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.513mg 23%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.008mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.025mg 20%
Folate 78µg 6µg 18%
Protein 7.3g 0.46g 14%
Carbs 45.1g 3.55g 14%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0µg 13%
Copper 0.114mg 0.005mg 12%
Sodium 249mg 4mg 11%
Phosphorus 60mg 14mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.041mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 4mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 10.1mg 1%
Potassium 61mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
3
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Beer
2
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1487%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1170.4%
Contains more WaterWater +981.9%
Contains more OtherOther +303%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.