Pastry vs. Shortbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and shortbread different?

Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat; however, shortbread is richer in vitamin E, vitamin B5, iron, and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for selenium for pastry is 33% higher.
Pastry contains 3 times more monounsaturated fat than shortbread. While pastry contains 21.597g of monounsaturated fat, shortbread contains only 6.708g.
Shortbread has less saturated fat.

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 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

Shortbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+290.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.3%
Contains more IronIron	+16.4%

~equal in Zinc ~0.49mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~66mg

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

Shortbread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+46.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+611.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+351.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+238.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~81µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	21.597g	6.708g	37%
Selenium	24.2µg	6.2µg	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.894g	8.326g	23%
Fats	38.1g	26.22g	18%
Starch		40.47g	17%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	2.44mg	13%
Saturated fat	9.643g	8.105g	7%
Carbs	45.1g	63.78g	6%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.321mg	6%
Vitamin B3	4.168mg	3.275mg	6%
Iron	2.56mg	2.98mg	5%
Sodium	249mg	353mg	5%
Manganese	0.488mg	0.393mg	4%
Vitamin K	16.1µg	11µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.398mg	0.353mg	4%
Protein	7.3g	5.37g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.021mg	0.071mg	4%
Copper	0.114mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.283mg	0.314mg	2%
Calories	551kcal	514kcal	2%
Phosphorus	60mg	66mg	1%
Fiber	1.5g	1.3g	1%
Potassium	61mg	88mg	1%
Folate	78µg	81µg	1%
Choline	6.4mg	0.9mg	1%
Net carbs	43.6g	62.48g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Calcium	10mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0.74g	21.65g	N/A
Zinc	0.53mg	0.49mg	0%
Trans fat		0.714g	N/A
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%
Fructose		0.3g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.885g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		7.253g	N/A