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Pastry vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pastry and taro

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin K, yet taro is higher in vitamin B6 and potassium.
  • Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 48% more than taro.
  • Pastry contains 35 times more selenium than taro. While pastry contains 24.2µg of selenium, taro contains only 0.7µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in taro is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Taro, raw.

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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%
Taro
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +365.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3357.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +106.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +868.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%

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%
Taro
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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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +318.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1032%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +594.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1510%
Contains more FolateFolate +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +340.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1247.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +170.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Taro DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0.2g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.016g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.041g 44%
Selenium 24.2µg 0.7µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.083g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.095mg 25%
Iron 2.56mg 0.55mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.6mg 22%
Calories 551kcal 112kcal 22%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.283mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.025mg 20%
Potassium 61mg 591mg 16%
Folate 78µg 22µg 14%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 1µg 13%
Protein 7.3g 1.5g 12%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 2.38mg 12%
Sodium 249mg 11mg 10%
Fiber 1.5g 4.1g 10%
Carbs 45.1g 26.46g 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.303mg 6%
Copper 0.114mg 0.172mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.383mg 5%
Magnesium 16mg 33mg 4%
Phosphorus 60mg 84mg 3%
Calcium 10mg 43mg 3%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.23mg 3%
Choline 6.4mg 17.3mg 2%
Net carbs 43.6g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.74g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.034mg 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
Taro
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +386.7%
Contains more FatsFats +18950%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.4%
Contains more WaterWater +731.1%
Contains more OtherOther +20%

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
Taro
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134881.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5796.4%
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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.