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Whisky vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whisky and pastry different?

  • Pastry has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, folate, and copper than whisky.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pastry is 48% higher.
  • Whisky has a lower glycemic index (0) than pastry (59).

Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake are the varieties 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.
Whisky
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
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 -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6000%
Contains more IronIron +12700%
Contains more CopperCopper +714.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6000%
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.
Whisky
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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +4875%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8236%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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 Whisky Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0g 38.1g 59%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0g 9.643g 44%
Selenium 0µg 24.2µg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.398mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.894g 33%
Iron 0.02mg 2.56mg 32%
Vitamin B3 0.05mg 4.168mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.283mg 22%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.488mg 21%
Folate 0µg 78µg 20%
Protein 0g 7.3g 15%
Calories 250kcal 551kcal 15%
Carbs 0.1g 45.1g 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 13%
Copper 0.014mg 0.114mg 11%
Sodium 0mg 249mg 11%
Phosphorus 3mg 60mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.53mg 5%
Magnesium 0mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Potassium 1mg 61mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 10mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 0.1g 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
Whisky
2
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Pastry
3
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 +651.8%
Contains more OtherOther +3500%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45000%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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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