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Puff pastry vs. Saffron — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are puff pastry and saffron different?

  • Puff pastry is richer in selenium, while saffron is higher in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Saffron covers your daily need for manganese, 1214% more than puff pastry.
  • Puff pastry contains 4 times more selenium than saffron. Puff pastry contains 24.5µg of selenium, while saffron contains 5.6µg.
  • Saffron is lower in saturated fat.
  • Saffron has a higher glycemic index (70) than puff pastry (56).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Spices, saffron 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 189% 33% 152% 416% 109% 30% 108% 19% 3705% 31%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +337.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1010%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2680.6%
Contains more IronIron +326.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +320%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5639%

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%
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 269% 9% 0% 0% 29% 62% 27% 0% 233% 0% 0% 70% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +160.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5215.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.267mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Puff pastry Saffron DV% diff.
Manganese 0.495mg 28.408mg 1214%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.228g 2.067g 134%
Iron 2.6mg 11.1mg 106%
Vitamin C 0mg 80.8mg 90%
Vitamin B6 0.019mg 1.01mg 76%
Magnesium 16mg 264mg 59%
Fats 38.5g 5.85g 50%
Potassium 62mg 1724mg 49%
Selenium 24.5µg 5.6µg 34%
Phosphorus 60mg 252mg 27%
Copper 0.115mg 0.328mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.828g 0.429g 21%
Saturated fat 5.502g 1.586g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.323mg 0.115mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.8mg 1.46mg 15%
Vitamin K 16.3µg 14%
Calories 558kcal 310kcal 12%
Folate 55µg 93µg 10%
Calcium 10mg 111mg 10%
Fiber 1.5g 3.9g 10%
Protein 7.4g 11.43g 8%
Carbs 45.7g 65.37g 7%
Sodium 253mg 148mg 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.09mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0.267mg 1%
Net carbs 44.2g 61.47g N/A
Sugar 0.75g 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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A

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
11% 6% 65% 12% 5%
Protein: 11.43 g
Fats: 5.85 g
Carbs: 65.37 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.45 g
Contains more FatsFats +558.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43%
Contains more WaterWater +60.8%
Contains more OtherOther +445%

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
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.429 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.067 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1957.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +975.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%

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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. Saffron - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170934/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.