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Puff pastry vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are puff pastry and cashew different?

  • Puff pastry is richer in vitamin B3, while cashew is higher in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc, vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B5.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 231% more than puff pastry.
  • Puff pastry contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than cashew. Puff pastry contains 3.8mg of vitamin B3, while cashew contains 1.062mg.
  • Puff pastry has a higher glycemic index (56) than cashew (25).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw types were 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 11% 3% 5.5% 98% 38% 15% 26% 33% 65% 134%
Cashew
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +23.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1725%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +964.5%
Contains more IronIron +156.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1808.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +970.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +888.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +234.3%

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% 0% 11% 0% 81% 60% 71% 0% 4.4% 0% 41% 41% 3.4%
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2094.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +109.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Puff pastry Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.115mg 2.195mg 231%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.228g 7.845g 96%
Phosphorus 60mg 593mg 76%
Magnesium 16mg 292mg 66%
Iron 2.6mg 6.68mg 51%
Manganese 0.495mg 1.655mg 50%
Zinc 0.54mg 5.78mg 48%
Monounsaturated fat 8.828g 23.797g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.019mg 0.417mg 31%
Protein 7.4g 18.22g 22%
Potassium 62mg 660mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.864mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.8mg 1.062mg 17%
Vitamin K 16.3µg 34.1µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0.058mg 15%
Saturated fat 5.502g 7.783g 10%
Sodium 253mg 12mg 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Folate 55µg 25µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.323mg 0.423mg 8%
Fats 38.5g 43.85g 8%
Selenium 24.5µg 19.9µg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 3.3g 7%
Carbs 45.7g 30.19g 5%
Calcium 10mg 37mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.9mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Calories 558kcal 553kcal 0%
Net carbs 44.2g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 0.75g 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.198mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.275mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.367mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.312mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.158mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 39% 46% 7%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 38.5 g
Carbs: 45.7 g
Water: 7.4 g
Other: 1 g
Cashew
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.4%
Contains more WaterWater +42.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.2%
Contains more FatsFats +13.9%
Contains more OtherOther +154%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.828 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.228 g
Cashew
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.6%

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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. Puff pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172738/nutrients
  2. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.