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Pastry vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pastry and beetroot?

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin K, yet beetroot is higher in potassium and folate.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% more.
  • Pastry has 81 times more vitamin K than beetroot. While pastry has 16.1µg of vitamin K, beetroot has only 0.2µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in beetroot is lower.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Beets, raw types 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.
Pastry
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more CopperCopper +52%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3357.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +432.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.7%

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
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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%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +607.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1147.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7950%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +219%
Contains more FolateFolate +39.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Beetroot DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0.17g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.032g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.027g 44%
Selenium 24.2µg 0.7µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.06g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.031mg 31%
Calories 551kcal 43kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.334mg 24%
Iron 2.56mg 0.8mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.04mg 19%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0.2µg 13%
Carbs 45.1g 9.56g 12%
Protein 7.3g 1.61g 11%
Folate 78µg 109µg 8%
Potassium 61mg 325mg 8%
Sodium 249mg 78mg 7%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.329mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.9mg 5%
Copper 0.114mg 0.075mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.067mg 4%
Phosphorus 60mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.155mg 3%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.35mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 23mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +353.4%
Contains more FatsFats +22311.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +371.8%
Contains more WaterWater +930.4%
~equal in Other ~1.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +67390.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8056.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.