Puff pastry vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between puff pastry and pie crust

Puff pastry has more manganese and vitamin B3, while pie crust has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, calcium, and monounsaturated fat.
Pie crust covers your daily need for sodium, 22% more than puff pastry.
Puff pastry contains 2 times more manganese than pie crust. While puff pastry contains 0.495mg of manganese, pie crust contains only 0.315mg.
The amount of saturated fat in puff pastry is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix.

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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

Pie crust

Contains more IronIron	+17.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+510%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

~equal in Potassium ~64mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.9µg

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

Pie crust

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+236.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+89.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	3.968g	122%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	17.887g	23%
Sodium	253mg	753mg	22%
Vitamin K	16.3µg		14%
Folate	55µg	104µg	12%
Fats	38.5g	31.4g	11%
Saturated fat	5.502g	7.974g	11%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.315mg	8%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	2.727mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.392mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.268mg	5%
Calcium	10mg	61mg	5%
Iron	2.6mg	2.22mg	5%
Phosphorus	60mg	86mg	4%
Copper	0.115mg	0.075mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.064mg	3%
Selenium	24.5µg	22.9µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.213mg	3%
Calories	558kcal	518kcal	2%
Carbs	45.7g	52.1g	2%
Protein	7.4g	6.9g	1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.4mg	1%
Choline	6.2mg		1%
Net carbs	44.2g	52.1g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	15mg	0%
Potassium	62mg	64mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.198mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.255mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.476mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.133mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.121mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.339mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.289mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.146mg	0%