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Sugar vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sugar and pastry

  • Sugar has less selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin K, and copper.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sugars, granulated 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.
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Pastry
9
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 less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2950%
Contains more IronIron +5020%
Contains more CopperCopper +1528.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +5200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3933.3%

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.
Sugar
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Pastry
8
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1389.5%
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 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0g 38.1g 59%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0g 9.643g 44%
Selenium 0.6µg 24.2µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.398mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.894g 33%
Iron 0.05mg 2.56mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0mg 4.168mg 26%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.488mg 21%
Folate 0µg 78µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.283mg 20%
Carbs 99.98g 45.1g 18%
Protein 0g 7.3g 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 16.1µg 13%
Copper 0.007mg 0.114mg 12%
Sodium 1mg 249mg 11%
Phosphorus 0mg 60mg 9%
Calories 387kcal 551kcal 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.53mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.54mg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Potassium 2mg 61mg 2%
Choline 0mg 6.4mg 1%
Calcium 1mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 0.74g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Pastry
4
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 CarbsCarbs +121.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.

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