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Sunflower oil vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sunflower oil and puff pastry?

  • Sunflower oil is richer in vitamin E, yet puff pastry is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, and copper.
  • Sunflower oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 270% higher.
  • Sunflower oil has 2 times more saturated fat than puff pastry. Sunflower oil has 13g of saturated fat, while puff pastry has 5.502g.
  • Sunflower oil has a lower glycemic index than puff pastry.

We used Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked types in this comparison.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 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% 11% 0% 81% 60% 71% 0% 4.4% 0% 41% 41% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7369.1%
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 +201.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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 Sunflower oil Puff pastry DV% diff.
Vitamin E 41.08mg 0.55mg 270%
Fats 100g 38.5g 95%
Polyunsaturated fat 36.4g 22.228g 94%
Monounsaturated fat 46.2g 8.828g 93%
Selenium 0µg 24.5µg 45%
Saturated fat 13g 5.502g 34%
Iron 0mg 2.6mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.323mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.8mg 24%
Manganese 0mg 0.495mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.258mg 20%
Calories 884kcal 558kcal 16%
Protein 0g 7.4g 15%
Carbs 0g 45.7g 15%
Folate 0µg 55µg 14%
Copper 0mg 0.115mg 13%
Sodium 0mg 253mg 11%
Phosphorus 0mg 60mg 9%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 16.3µg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Zinc 0mg 0.54mg 5%
Magnesium 0mg 16mg 4%
Potassium 0mg 62mg 2%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.019mg 1%
Calcium 0mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
7% 39% 46% 7%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 38.5 g
Carbs: 45.7 g
Water: 7.4 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +159.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
15% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.828 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +423.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.7%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/nutrients
  2. Puff pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172738/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.