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Powdered milk vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are powdered milk and pastry different?

  • Powdered milk is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, potassium, and zinc; however, pastry is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for powdered milk is 135% higher.
  • Pastry has less cholesterol.
  • Powdered milk has a lower glycemic index (32) than pastry (59).

Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 274% 117% 18% 27% 91% 333% 48% 5.2% 89%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +431.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9020%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2080.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +530.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1193.3%
Contains more IronIron +444.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +48.5%

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.
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 29% 86% 12% 7.5% 71% 278% 12% 136% 70% 406% 5.5% 28% 64%
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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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1338.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1734.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +545.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +631.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +110.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.54mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Powdered milk Pastry DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.25µg 0µg 135%
Phosphorus 776mg 60mg 102%
Calcium 912mg 10mg 90%
Vitamin B2 1.205mg 0.283mg 71%
Vitamin B5 2.271mg 0mg 45%
Protein 26.32g 7.3g 38%
Potassium 1330mg 61mg 37%
Monounsaturated fat 7.924g 21.597g 34%
Saturated fat 16.742g 9.643g 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin A 258µg 0µg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.665g 4.894g 28%
Iron 0.47mg 2.56mg 26%
Zinc 3.34mg 0.53mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.646mg 4.168mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.302mg 0.021mg 22%
Choline 117.4mg 6.4mg 20%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.488mg 19%
Fats 26.71g 38.1g 18%
Magnesium 85mg 16mg 16%
Selenium 16.3µg 24.2µg 14%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 16.1µg 12%
Folate 37µg 78µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.283mg 0.398mg 10%
Vitamin C 8.6mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Sodium 371mg 249mg 5%
Copper 0.08mg 0.114mg 4%
Calories 496kcal 551kcal 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Carbs 38.42g 45.1g 2%
Net carbs 38.42g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 38.42g 0.74g N/A
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.54mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.371mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 1.188mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.592mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 2.578mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 2.087mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.66mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.271mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 1.762mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.714mg 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 27% 38% 2% 6%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 26.71 g
Carbs: 38.42 g
Water: 2.47 g
Other: 6.08 g
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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 ProteinProtein +260.5%
Contains more OtherOther +508%
Contains more FatsFats +42.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.4%
Contains more WaterWater +244.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.742 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.665 g
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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 -42.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +172.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +635.9%

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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. Powdered milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173454/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.