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Pastry vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pastry and currants

  • Pastry has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese, while currants have more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% higher.
  • Currants contain 42 times less vitamin B3 than pastry. Pastry contains 4.168mg of vitamin B3, while currants contain 0.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in currants is lower.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of currants is 25, while the glycemic index of pastry is 59.

The food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Currants, red, and white, raw.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +156%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +162.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +350.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.107mg

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +895%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +466%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4068%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +46.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +875%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Currant DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0.2g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.028g 54%
Vitamin C 0mg 41mg 46%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.017g 44%
Selenium 24.2µg 0.6µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.088g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.04mg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.1mg 25%
Calories 551kcal 56kcal 25%
Iron 2.56mg 1mg 20%
Folate 78µg 8µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.05mg 18%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.186mg 13%
Protein 7.3g 1.4g 12%
Fiber 1.5g 4.3g 11%
Sodium 249mg 1mg 11%
Carbs 45.1g 13.8g 10%
Potassium 61mg 275mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 11µg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.23mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.1mg 3%
Phosphorus 60mg 44mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.064mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 13mg 1%
Copper 0.114mg 0.107mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 7.37g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 7.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +421.4%
Contains more FatsFats +18950%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +226.8%
Contains more OtherOther +53.8%
Contains more WaterWater +887.6%

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +77032.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5461.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.