Pastry vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on 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.
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% |
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 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 CholineCholine | +∞% |
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.398mg | 0.054mg | 29% |
Iron | 2.56mg | 0.21mg | 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% |
Copper | 0.114mg | 0.037mg | 9% |
Calcium | 10mg | 98mg | 9% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.283mg | 0.184mg | 8% |
Sodium | 249mg | 60mg | 8% |
Protein | 7.3g | 3.37g | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.354mg | 7% |
Fiber | 1.5g | 0.5g | 4% |
Phosphorus | 60mg | 91mg | 4% |
Potassium | 61mg | 172mg | 3% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 10mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 0.06mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 26µg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.021mg | 0.046mg | 2% |
Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
Caffeine | 0mg | 3mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.53mg | 0.41mg | 1% |
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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2511.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2252.9% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.5% |