Puff pastry vs. Naan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are puff pastry and naan different?

Puff pastry is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin K, and folate, while naan is higher in manganese, phosphorus, fiber, and magnesium.
Naan covers your daily need for manganese, 39% more than puff pastry.
Puff pastry contains 5 times more vitamin K than naan. Puff pastry contains 16.3µg of vitamin K, while naan contains 3.3µg.
Naan is lower in saturated fat.
Naan has a higher glycemic index (71) than puff pastry (56).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated 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.

Puff pastry

Naan

Contains more IronIron	+50.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+490%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+129.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+213.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+182.8%

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

Naan

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+393.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+243.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+573.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+62.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.58mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	1.258g	140%
Fats	38.5g	6.7g	49%
Manganese	0.495mg	1.4mg	39%
Selenium	24.5µg	11.4µg	24%
Phosphorus	60mg	188mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	1.946g	17%
Starch		36g	15%
Calories	558kcal	286kcal	14%
Fiber	1.5g	4.8g	13%
Saturated fat	5.502g	2.907g	12%
Magnesium	16mg	68mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.176mg	12%
Iron	2.6mg	1.73mg	11%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	3.3µg	11%
Folate	55µg	16µg	10%
Sodium	253mg	467mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.128mg	8%
Zinc	0.54mg	1.24mg	6%
Protein	7.4g	10.2g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.18mg	6%
Copper	0.115mg	0.158mg	5%
Calcium	10mg	59mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	1.32mg	5%
Potassium	62mg	185mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	3.58mg	1%
Choline	6.2mg	10.1mg	1%
Fructose		0.8g	1%
Carbs	45.7g	46.21g	0%
Net carbs	44.2g	41.41g	N/A
Cholesterol	0mg	1mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g	3.4g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
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%