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Pastry vs. Neufchâtel cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and neufchâtel cheese different?

  • Pastry is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, and folate, while neufchâtel cheese is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B12.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for selenium, 39% more than neufchâtel cheese.
  • Pastry contains 44 times more manganese than neufchâtel cheese. Pastry contains 0.488mg of manganese, while neufchâtel cheese contains 0.011mg.
  • Pastry is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index (59) than neufchâtel cheese (27).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Cheese, neufchatel types were 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.
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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 7.1% 35% 13% 4.9% 9% 22% 59% 44% 1.4% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more IronIron +1869.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +322.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4336.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1070%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130%

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.
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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 0% 80% 8% 0% 5.5% 36% 3.9% 35% 9.5% 38% 4.3% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1709.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1884.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +847.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +457.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Neufchâtel cheese DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 5.784g 40%
Selenium 24.2µg 3µg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.022mg 31%
Iron 2.56mg 0.13mg 30%
Vitamin A 0µg 241µg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.97g 26%
Cholesterol 0mg 74mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.21mg 25%
Fats 38.1g 22.78g 24%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.011mg 21%
Folate 78µg 14µg 16%
Calories 551kcal 253kcal 15%
Carbs 45.1g 3.59g 14%
Saturated fat 9.643g 12.79g 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 1.7µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.575mg 12%
Phosphorus 60mg 138mg 11%
Calcium 10mg 117mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.155mg 10%
Copper 0.114mg 0.027mg 10%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Protein 7.3g 9.15g 4%
Sodium 249mg 334mg 4%
Potassium 61mg 152mg 3%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.82mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.4mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 3.59g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 3.19g N/A
Starch 0.5g 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.359mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 1.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.875mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.294mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.448mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.609mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.27mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.117g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
9% 23% 4% 63%
Protein: 9.15 g
Fats: 22.78 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 63.11 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +67.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1156.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.3%
Contains more WaterWater +642.5%
Contains more OtherOther +37%

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
65% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.784 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +273.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +404.5%

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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. Neufchâtel cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171246/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.