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Pastry vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and onions different?

  • Pastry has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, folate, and vitamin K than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pastry is 48% higher.
  • Pastry contains 62 times more sodium than onions. While pastry contains 249mg of sodium, onions contain only 4mg.
  • Onions have less saturated fat.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index (15) than pastry (59).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Onions, raw 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
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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%
Onion
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more IronIron +1119%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +211.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +278.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4740%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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%
Onion
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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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +765.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +948.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3493.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3925%
Contains more FolateFolate +310.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +471.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Onion DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.013g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.042g 44%
Selenium 24.2µg 0.5µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.017g 33%
Iron 2.56mg 0.21mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.046mg 29%
Calories 551kcal 40kcal 26%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.116mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.027mg 20%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.129mg 16%
Folate 78µg 19µg 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0.4µg 13%
Protein 7.3g 1.1g 12%
Carbs 45.1g 9.34g 12%
Sodium 249mg 4mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.12mg 8%
Copper 0.114mg 0.039mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 29mg 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.17mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.02mg 3%
Potassium 61mg 146mg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.123mg 2%
Fiber 1.5g 1.7g 1%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 4.24g N/A
Choline 6.4mg 6.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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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
Onion
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +563.6%
Contains more FatsFats +38000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +382.9%
Contains more OtherOther +185.7%
Contains more WaterWater +948.4%

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
Onion
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +166030.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28688.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.