Pastry vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between pastry and eggs?
- Pastry is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese, while eggs are higher in copper, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
- Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 210% higher.
- Eggs have 65 times less vitamin B3 than pastry. Pastry has 4.168mg of vitamin B3, while eggs have 0.064mg.
- Eggs are lower in saturated fat.
- Pastry has a higher glycemic index (59) than eggs (0).
We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled types in this comparison.
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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 | +60% |
| Contains more IronIron | +115.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1776.9% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +400% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +106.6% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1654.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +98.1% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +186.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50.2% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +27.3% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +503% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +6412.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +5266.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +77.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +90.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +81.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +476.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +4490.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.114mg | 2mg | 210% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 373mg | 124% |
| Choline | 6.4mg | 293.8mg | 52% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.11µg | 46% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 21.597g | 4.077g | 44% |
| Fats | 38.1g | 10.61g | 42% |
| Saturated fat | 9.643g | 3.267g | 29% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.398mg | 0.066mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 1.398mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.168mg | 0.064mg | 26% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.894g | 1.414g | 23% |
| Manganese | 0.488mg | 0.026mg | 20% |
| Calories | 551kcal | 155kcal | 20% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.283mg | 0.513mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 149µg | 17% |
| Iron | 2.56mg | 1.19mg | 17% |
| Phosphorus | 60mg | 172mg | 16% |
| Carbs | 45.1g | 1.12g | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 16.1µg | 0.3µg | 13% |
| Selenium | 24.2µg | 30.8µg | 12% |
| Vitamin D | 87IU | 11% | |
| Vitamin D | 2.2µg | 11% | |
| Protein | 7.3g | 12.58g | 11% |
| Folate | 78µg | 44µg | 9% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.021mg | 0.121mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1.5g | 0g | 6% |
| Sodium | 249mg | 124mg | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.53mg | 1.05mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 50mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 1.03mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 61mg | 126mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 10mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 43.6g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.74g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.085mg | 0.153mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.196mg | 0.604mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.272mg | 0.686mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.508mg | 1.075mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.142mg | 0.904mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.129mg | 0.392mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.362mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.308mg | 0.767mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.156mg | 0.298mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.038g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +259.1% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +3926.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +72.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +777.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +429.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +246.1% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -66.1% |
