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Pastry vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pastry and malt

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and vitamin K, yet malt is higher in vitamin B12 and calcium.
  • Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 39% more than malt.
  • Pastry contains 54 times more vitamin K than malt. While pastry contains 16.1µg of vitamin K, malt contains only 0.3µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in malt is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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
Pastry
5
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%
Malt
Malt
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more IronIron +1119%
Contains more CopperCopper +208.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +510%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +348.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +880%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

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
Pastry
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 11% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59%
Malt
Malt
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0.33% 0% 8.7% 1.2% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +637%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1509.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Malt DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 3.29g 54%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.827g 52%
Saturated fat 9.643g 1.883g 35%
Selenium 24.2µg 5.4µg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.208g 31%
Iron 2.56mg 0.21mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.054mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.259mg 24%
Calories 551kcal 85kcal 23%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.08mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Folate 78µg 9µg 17%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0.3µg 13%
Carbs 45.1g 11.2g 11%
Calcium 10mg 98mg 9%
Copper 0.114mg 0.037mg 9%
Protein 7.3g 3.37g 8%
Sodium 249mg 60mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.184mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.354mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 0.5g 4%
Phosphorus 60mg 91mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Potassium 61mg 172mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.046mg 2%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.41mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 755kcal 252kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 18g 118g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.7 0.55 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 43.6g 10.7g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 0.74g 6.68g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
Pastry
4
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Malt
Malt
1
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1058.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +302.7%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more WaterWater +856.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
Pastry
2
27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Malt
Malt
1
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2511.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2252.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.5%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.