Puff pastry vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are puff pastry and table salt different?

Puff pastry is higher than table salt in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, folate, and vitamin K.
Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1674% more than puff pastry.
Puff pastry has a higher glycemic index (56) than table salt (0).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Salt, table 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

Table salt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+675%
Contains more IronIron	+687.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+283.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+440%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+395%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24400%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+140%

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

Table salt

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
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	+∞%
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			DV% diff.
Sodium	253mg	38758mg	1674%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	0g	148%
Fats	38.5g	0g	59%
Selenium	24.5µg	0.1µg	44%
Calories	558kcal	0kcal	28%
Iron	2.6mg	0.33mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0mg	27%
Saturated fat	5.502g	0g	25%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	0mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	0g	22%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0mg	20%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.1mg	17%
Carbs	45.7g	0g	15%
Protein	7.4g	0g	15%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	0µg	14%
Folate	55µg	0µg	14%
Copper	0.115mg	0.03mg	9%
Phosphorus	60mg	0mg	9%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.1mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	1mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0mg	4%
Potassium	62mg	8mg	2%
Calcium	10mg	24mg	1%
Choline	6.2mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	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%