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Puff pastry vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between puff pastry and sunflower oil?

  • Puff pastry is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, and copper, yet sunflower oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Sunflower oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 270% higher.
  • Puff pastry contains less saturated fat.
  • Sunflower oil has a lower glycemic index than puff pastry.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +201.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7369.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Puff pastry Sunflower oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.55mg 41.08mg 270%
Fats 38.5g 100g 95%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.228g 36.4g 94%
Monounsaturated fat 8.828g 46.2g 93%
Selenium 24.5µg 0µg 45%
Saturated fat 5.502g 13g 34%
Iron 2.6mg 0mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.323mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B3 3.8mg 0mg 24%
Manganese 0.495mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0mg 20%
Calories 558kcal 884kcal 16%
Protein 7.4g 0g 15%
Carbs 45.7g 0g 15%
Folate 55µg 0µg 14%
Copper 0.115mg 0mg 13%
Sodium 253mg 0mg 11%
Phosphorus 60mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin K 16.3µg 5.4µg 9%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 16mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 62mg 0mg 2%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.019mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 44.2g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.75g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.198mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.275mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.367mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.312mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.158mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +159.7%

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
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +423.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.8%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.