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Pear vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pear and pastry different?

  • Pastry has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, folate, and vitamin K than pear.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pastry is 48% higher.
  • Pear has less sodium.
  • Pear has a lower glycemic index (38) than pastry (59).

Pears, raw and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.
Pear
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
Contains more IronIron +1322.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +39%
Contains more ZincZinc +430%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +916.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24100%

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.
Pear
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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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +988.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2488.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +265.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1014.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0.14g 38.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0.022g 9.643g 44%
Selenium 0.1µg 24.2µg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.398mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 4.894g 32%
Iron 0.18mg 2.56mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 4.168mg 25%
Calories 57kcal 551kcal 25%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.283mg 20%
Manganese 0.048mg 0.488mg 19%
Folate 7µg 78µg 18%
Protein 0.36g 7.3g 14%
Sodium 1mg 249mg 11%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 16.1µg 10%
Carbs 15.23g 45.1g 10%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Phosphorus 12mg 60mg 7%
Fiber 3.1g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0mg 5%
Copper 0.082mg 0.114mg 4%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.53mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.54mg 3%
Potassium 116mg 61mg 2%
Magnesium 7mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.021mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 12.13g 43.6g N/A
Calcium 9mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 9.75g 0.74g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 6.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +887.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1927.8%
Contains more FatsFats +27114.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +196.1%
Contains more OtherOther +222.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25610.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5106.4%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/nutrients
  2. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.