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Pastry vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pastry and soft serve

  • Pastry has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and vitamin K; however, soft serve is higher in vitamin B12 and calcium.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for selenium, 39% more than soft serve.
  • Pastry has 98 times more manganese than soft serve. While pastry has 0.488mg of manganese, soft serve has only 0.005mg.
  • The glycemic index of soft serve is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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
5
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% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +1119%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9660%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1210%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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
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% 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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +712.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4287.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1688.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +306.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Soft serve DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 3.49g 45%
Selenium 24.2µg 3µg 39%
Fats 38.1g 13g 39%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.46g 30%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.049mg 29%
Iron 2.56mg 0.21mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.095mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.005mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Folate 78µg 9µg 17%
Calories 551kcal 222kcal 16%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 0.9µg 13%
Calcium 10mg 131mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.506mg 10%
Saturated fat 9.643g 7.46g 10%
Copper 0.114mg 0.03mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 116mg 8%
Sodium 249mg 61mg 8%
Carbs 45.1g 22.2g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.182mg 8%
Protein 7.3g 4.1g 6%
Choline 6.4mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Fiber 1.5g 0.7g 3%
Potassium 61mg 177mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.048mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 21.16g N/A
Zinc 0.53mg 0.52mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.61mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
4
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +78%
Contains more FatsFats +193.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.2%
Contains more WaterWater +603.5%
~equal in Other ~0.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
2
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% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +518.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +963.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.6%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.