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Pastry vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pastry and nutmeg

  • Pastry has more selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, nutmeg has more manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Nutmeg's daily need coverage for manganese is 105% more.
  • Pastry has 15 times more selenium than nutmeg. Pastry has 24.2µg of selenium, while nutmeg has 1.6µg.
  • Pastry is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index than nutmeg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Spices, nutmeg, ground.

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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
1
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%
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1412.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1043.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1740%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +473.8%
Contains more IronIron +18.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +800.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +305.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +494.3%

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.
Pastry
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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%
Nutmeg
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +396.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +220.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +661.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~76µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Nutmeg DV% diff.
Manganese 0.488mg 2.9mg 105%
Copper 0.114mg 1.027mg 101%
Fiber 1.5g 20.8g 77%
Saturated fat 9.643g 25.94g 74%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 3.22g 46%
Selenium 24.2µg 1.6µg 41%
Magnesium 16mg 183mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.35g 30%
Phosphorus 60mg 213mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 1.299mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.057mg 17%
Calcium 10mg 184mg 17%
Zinc 0.53mg 2.15mg 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.16mg 11%
Sodium 249mg 16mg 10%
Potassium 61mg 350mg 9%
Iron 2.56mg 3.04mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.346mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Fats 38.1g 36.31g 3%
Protein 7.3g 5.84g 3%
Folate 78µg 76µg 1%
Calories 551kcal 525kcal 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Carbs 45.1g 49.29g 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 2.99g N/A
Choline 6.4mg 8.8mg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
3
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Nutmeg
2
6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more WaterWater +36.4%
Contains more OtherOther +133%
~equal in Fats ~36.31g
~equal in Carbs ~49.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
3
27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Nutmeg
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88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +570.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1298.3%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.