Puff pastry vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between puff pastry and white bread

Puff pastry has more vitamin K; however, white bread is richer in vitamin B1, folate, calcium, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Puff pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 24% more than white bread.
White bread has 82 times less vitamin K than puff pastry. Puff pastry has 16.3µg of vitamin K, while white bread has 0.2µg.
White bread contains less saturated fat.
White bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white bread is 73, while the glycemic index of puff pastry is 56.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs).

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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

White bread

Contains more CopperCopper	+13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.2%
Contains more IronIron	+38.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+63.3%

~equal in Manganese ~0.536mg

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

White bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+8050%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+357.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+101.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.243mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	1.602g	138%
Fats	38.5g	3.33g	54%
Saturated fat	5.502g	0.698g	22%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	0.599g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.533mg	18%
Calories	558kcal	266kcal	15%
Starch		37.17g	15%
Folate	55µg	111µg	14%
Calcium	10mg	144mg	13%
Iron	2.6mg	3.61mg	13%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	0.2µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.536mg	11%
Sodium	253mg	490mg	10%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	4.78mg	6%
Phosphorus	60mg	98mg	5%
Selenium	24.5µg	22µg	5%
Fiber	1.5g	2.7g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.087mg	5%
Fructose		2.43g	3%
Protein	7.4g	8.85g	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.74mg	2%
Potassium	62mg	126mg	2%
Copper	0.115mg	0.101mg	2%
Choline	6.2mg	14.6mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.22mg	2%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.536mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.243mg	1%
Carbs	45.7g	49.42g	1%
Net carbs	44.2g	46.72g	N/A
Sugar	0.75g	5.67g	N/A
Trans fat		0.027g	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 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A