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Pastry vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and agave nectar different?

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and copper; however, agave nectar is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pastry is 48% higher.
  • Pastry contains 98 times more manganese than agave nectar. While pastry contains 0.488mg of manganese, agave nectar contains only 0.005mg.
  • Agave nectar has less saturated fat.
  • Agave nectar has a lower glycemic index (13) than pastry (59).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Sweetener, syrup, agave 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.3% 0.35% 3.4% 3% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 0.65% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1425%
Contains more IronIron +2744.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +5200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9660%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1323.5%
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%
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 57% 2.7% 20% 0% 31% 38% 13% 0% 54% 0% 56% 23% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +226.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +504.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1014.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +39.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +107.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Fats 38.1g 0.45g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0g 44%
Selenium 24.2µg 1.7µg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0g 33%
Iron 2.56mg 0.09mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.122mg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.689mg 22%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.005mg 21%
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.234mg 16%
Protein 7.3g 0.09g 14%
Calories 551kcal 310kcal 12%
Copper 0.114mg 0.009mg 12%
Folate 78µg 30µg 12%
Sodium 249mg 4mg 11%
Carbs 45.1g 76.37g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.165mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 22.5µg 5%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.01mg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.2g 5%
Magnesium 16mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.98mg 3%
Potassium 61mg 4mg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 13.3mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 68.03g 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%

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
76% 23%
Protein: 0.09 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 76.37 g
Water: 22.94 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8011.1%
Contains more FatsFats +8366.7%
Contains more OtherOther +566.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.3%
Contains more WaterWater +169.9%

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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. Agave nectar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170277/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.