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Pastry vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and pumpkin different?

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin K; however, pumpkin is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for pumpkin is 170% higher.
  • Pastry contains 185 times more saturated fat than pumpkin. While pastry contains 9.643g of saturated fat, pumpkin contains only 0.052g.

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Pumpkin, 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.
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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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +290.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +457.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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%
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +696%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +594.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1363.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +387.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +96.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Pumpkin DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.013g 54%
Vitamin A 0µg 426µg 47%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.052g 44%
Selenium 24.2µg 0.3µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.005g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.05mg 29%
Calories 551kcal 26kcal 26%
Iron 2.56mg 0.8mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.6mg 22%
Folate 78µg 16µg 16%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.125mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.11mg 13%
Carbs 45.1g 6.5g 13%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 1.1µg 13%
Protein 7.3g 1g 13%
Sodium 249mg 1mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 9mg 10%
Potassium 61mg 340mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.298mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.061mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 1.06mg 3%
Phosphorus 60mg 44mg 2%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.32mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 21mg 1%
Copper 0.114mg 0.127mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 6g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 2.76g N/A
Choline 6.4mg 8.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.016mg 0%

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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +630%
Contains more FatsFats +38000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +593.8%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more WaterWater +977.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +166030.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97780%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.