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Spread vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spread and pastry

  • Spread has more vitamin B12; however, pastry is richer in selenium, iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Spread covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 47% more than pastry.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pastry is 59, while the glycemic index of spread is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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.
Spread
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Pastry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +14%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +224.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1776.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +149.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~60mg

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.
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Pastry
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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% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +873.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +140.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +906.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +3800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Pastry DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 21.597g 35%
Sodium 1013mg 249mg 33%
Fats 17.34g 38.1g 32%
Selenium 9.7µg 24.2µg 26%
Iron 0.79mg 2.56mg 22%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.488mg 20%
Folate 2µg 78µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.398mg 19%
Saturated fat 5.977g 9.643g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 4.894g 16%
Calories 235kcal 551kcal 16%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 4.168mg 15%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 16.1µg 12%
Carbs 11.94g 45.1g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.283mg 11%
Choline 62.3mg 6.4mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.021mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.54mg 8%
Fiber 0.2g 1.5g 5%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.53mg 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Magnesium 8mg 16mg 2%
Copper 0.13mg 0.114mg 2%
Protein 7.66g 7.3g 1%
Potassium 110mg 61mg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 43.6g N/A
Calcium 12mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.74g N/A
Phosphorus 59mg 60mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Pastry
2
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +609.2%
Contains more OtherOther +178%
Contains more FatsFats +119.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +277.7%
~equal in Protein ~7.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
1
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Pastry
2
27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +184.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.8%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients
  2. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.