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Puff pastry vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between puff pastry and ginger?

  • Puff pastry is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin K, manganese, and folate, yet ginger is higher in copper.
  • Puff pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 43% more.
  • Puff pastry has 163 times more vitamin K than ginger. While puff pastry has 16.3µg of vitamin K, ginger has only 0.1µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in ginger is lower.
  • The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Ginger root, raw types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +116.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +569.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%

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%
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1192%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +658.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +406.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16200%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +742.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +364.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Puff pastry Ginger DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 22.228g 0.154g 147%
Fats 38.5g 0.75g 58%
Selenium 24.5µg 0.7µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.323mg 0.025mg 25%
Iron 2.6mg 0.6mg 25%
Saturated fat 5.502g 0.203g 24%
Calories 558kcal 80kcal 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.828g 0.154g 22%
Vitamin B3 3.8mg 0.75mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0.034mg 17%
Vitamin K 16.3µg 0.1µg 14%
Manganese 0.495mg 0.229mg 12%
Copper 0.115mg 0.226mg 12%
Folate 55µg 11µg 11%
Protein 7.4g 1.82g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.019mg 0.16mg 11%
Sodium 253mg 13mg 10%
Potassium 62mg 415mg 10%
Carbs 45.7g 17.77g 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Magnesium 16mg 43mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 34mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.203mg 4%
Choline 6.2mg 28.8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.26mg 2%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.34mg 2%
Fiber 1.5g 2g 2%
Calcium 10mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 44.2g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 0.75g 1.7g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.198mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.275mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.367mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.312mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.158mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +306.6%
Contains more FatsFats +5033.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.2%
Contains more OtherOther +29.9%
Contains more WaterWater +966.1%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5632.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14333.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.