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Pudding vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pudding and pastry?

  • Pudding is richer in vitamin B12, while pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin K, and vitamin B2.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 39% higher.
  • Pudding is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index (59) than pudding (47).

We used Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types in this comparison.

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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 14% 32% 13% 13% 37% 13% 37% 13% 13% 20%
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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 +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +960%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.6%
Contains more IronIron +652.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +403.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +554.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.114mg

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 0% 13% 1.2% 17% 9.5% 36% 2.5% 20% 6.9% 39% 0.75% 3% 6.2%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +76.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +947.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3033.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pudding Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 3.15g 38.1g 54%
Monounsaturated fat 0.819g 21.597g 52%
Selenium 3.7µg 24.2µg 37%
Saturated fat 1.81g 9.643g 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.18g 4.894g 31%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.398mg 30%
Iron 0.34mg 2.56mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 4.168mg 25%
Calories 120kcal 551kcal 22%
Folate 4µg 78µg 19%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.488mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 16.1µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.157mg 0.283mg 10%
Calcium 106mg 10mg 10%
Carbs 19.64g 45.1g 8%
Protein 3.16g 7.3g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.326mg 0mg 7%
Sodium 98mg 249mg 7%
Vitamin D 44IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Phosphorus 87mg 60mg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 0µg 4%
Potassium 150mg 61mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 1.5g 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.54mg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 6.4mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.021mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 18.84g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 11.96g 0.74g N/A
Copper 0.111mg 0.114mg 0%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.53mg 0%
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
3% 3% 20% 73%
Protein: 3.16 g
Fats: 3.15 g
Carbs: 19.64 g
Water: 73.13 g
Other: 0.92 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 WaterWater +760.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +131%
Contains more FatsFats +1109.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +129.6%
~equal in Other ~1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.819 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.18 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 -81.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2537%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2618.9%

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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. Pudding - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169604/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.