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Pastry vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and mousse different?

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, manganese, folate, and vitamin K; however, mousse is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for mousse is 47% higher.
  • Pastry contains 29 times more vitamin B3 than mousse. While pastry contains 4.168mg of vitamin B3, mousse contains only 0.146mg.
  • Mousse has a lower glycemic index (42) than pastry (59).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties used 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
4
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%
Mousse
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more IronIron +365.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +52%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +727.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +227%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +860%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.7%

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
6
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%
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +784.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2754.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +906.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +420%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.51mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Mousse DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 140mg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 5.027g 41%
Fats 38.1g 16g 34%
Selenium 24.2µg 7.4µg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.045mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.879g 27%
Iron 2.56mg 0.55mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.146mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.059mg 19%
Folate 78µg 15µg 16%
Vitamin A 0µg 140µg 16%
Calories 551kcal 225kcal 16%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 1.6µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.533mg 11%
Carbs 45.1g 16.07g 10%
Calcium 10mg 96mg 9%
Sodium 249mg 38mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 117mg 8%
Protein 7.3g 4.14g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.205mg 6%
Copper 0.114mg 0.075mg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 0.6g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.058mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Potassium 61mg 143mg 2%
Saturated fat 9.643g 9.151g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 20mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.64mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 43.6g 15.47g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 14.81g N/A
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.51mg 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Mousse
1
4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.3%
Contains more FatsFats +138.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +180.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.6%
Contains more WaterWater +640.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Mousse
1
61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +329.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +456.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~9.151g

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.