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Puff pastry vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between puff pastry and sugar?

  • Sugar has less selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin K, and copper than puff pastry.
  • Puff pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 43% higher.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Sugars, granulated types in this comparison.

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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%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3000%
Contains more IronIron +5100%
Contains more CopperCopper +1542.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +5300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3983.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1257.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Puff pastry Sugar DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 22.228g 0g 148%
Fats 38.5g 0g 59%
Selenium 24.5µg 0.6µg 43%
Iron 2.6mg 0.05mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.323mg 0mg 27%
Saturated fat 5.502g 0g 25%
Vitamin B3 3.8mg 0mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.828g 0g 22%
Manganese 0.495mg 0.004mg 21%
Carbs 45.7g 99.98g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0.019mg 18%
Protein 7.4g 0g 15%
Folate 55µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin K 16.3µg 0µg 14%
Copper 0.115mg 0.007mg 12%
Sodium 253mg 1mg 11%
Calories 558kcal 387kcal 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 0mg 9%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 62mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.019mg 0mg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 44.2g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0.75g 99.8g 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%

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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +36900%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.8%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.