Puff pastry vs. Macaroon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between puff pastry and macaroon

Puff pastry has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin K; however, macaroon is richer in copper and fiber.
Macaroon covers your daily saturated fat needs 73% more than puff pastry.
Macaroon has 18 times less folate than puff pastry. Puff pastry has 55µg of folate, while macaroon has 3µg.
Puff pastry contains less saturated fat.
Puff pastry has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of puff pastry is 56, while the glycemic index of macaroon is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Cookies, coconut macaroon.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Puff pastry

Macaroon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+217.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+260.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.3%

~equal in Sodium ~241mg

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.

Puff pastry

Macaroon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1515%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1627.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1381.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1733.3%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+405.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+46.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	0.81g	143%
Saturated fat	5.502g	20.099g	66%
Selenium	24.5µg	6.8µg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.02mg	25%
Fats	38.5g	22.55g	25%
Manganese	0.495mg		22%
Iron	2.6mg	0.82mg	22%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	0.22mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	1.61g	18%
Copper	0.115mg	0.269mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.06mg	15%
Fiber	1.5g	5.1g	14%
Folate	55µg	3µg	13%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	1.1µg	13%
Protein	7.4g	3.02g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.096mg	6%
Calories	558kcal	460kcal	5%
Carbs	45.7g	61.22g	5%
Magnesium	16mg	29mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.19mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.73mg	2%
Potassium	62mg	123mg	2%
Phosphorus	60mg	68mg	1%
Sodium	253mg	241mg	1%
Calcium	10mg	5mg	1%
Choline	6.2mg	9.1mg	1%
Net carbs	44.2g	56.12g	N/A
Sugar	0.75g	45.16g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.086mg		0%
Threonine	0.198mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg		0%
Leucine	0.514mg		0%
Lysine	0.144mg		0%
Methionine	0.131mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg		0%
Valine	0.312mg		0%
Histidine	0.158mg		0%