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Puff pastry vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are puff pastry and zucchini different?

  • Puff pastry is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B2, while zucchini is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Puff pastry covers your daily need for selenium, 44% more than zucchini.
  • Puff pastry contains 66 times more saturated fat than zucchini. Puff pastry contains 5.502g of saturated fat, while zucchini contains 0.084g.
  • Puff pastry has a higher glycemic index (56) than zucchini (15).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 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 13% 4.8% 23% 14% 18% 8.7% 16% 1% 23% 1.1%
Contains more IronIron +602.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +117%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +179.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +321%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%

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 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +358.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +617.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +742.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +279.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +129.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +757.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Puff pastry Zucchini DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 22.228g 0.091g 148%
Fats 38.5g 0.32g 59%
Selenium 24.5µg 0.2µg 44%
Iron 2.6mg 0.37mg 28%
Calories 558kcal 17kcal 27%
Saturated fat 5.502g 0.084g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.323mg 0.045mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.828g 0.011g 22%
Vitamin B3 3.8mg 0.451mg 21%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.9mg 20%
Manganese 0.495mg 0.177mg 14%
Carbs 45.7g 3.11g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0.094mg 13%
Protein 7.4g 1.21g 12%
Sodium 253mg 8mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.019mg 0.163mg 11%
Vitamin K 16.3µg 4.3µg 10%
Folate 55µg 24µg 8%
Copper 0.115mg 0.053mg 7%
Potassium 62mg 261mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.204mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.12mg 3%
Phosphorus 60mg 38mg 3%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.32mg 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Fiber 1.5g 1g 2%
Calcium 10mg 16mg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 9.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Net carbs 44.2g 2.11g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0.75g 2.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 0.198mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.275mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.071mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.367mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.312mg 0.054mg 0%
Histidine 0.158mg 0.026mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +511.6%
Contains more FatsFats +11931.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1369.5%
Contains more OtherOther +75.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1180.9%

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
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +80154.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24326.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/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.