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White chocolate vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white chocolate and puff pastry different?

  • White chocolate is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, while puff pastry is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • White chocolate covers your daily need for saturated fat, 70% more than puff pastry.
  • Puff pastry is lower in saturated fat.
  • Puff pastry has a higher glycemic index (56) than white chocolate (41).

Candies, white chocolate and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked 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 8.6% 60% 25% 9% 20% 20% 75% 12% 1% 25%
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 more CalciumCalcium +1890%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +193.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +983.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6087.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +444.4%

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 1.7% 3% 19% 0% 16% 65% 14% 36% 13% 70% 23% 5.3% 16%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +74.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +375.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +412.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +410.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +79.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +685.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.258mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Puff pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 22.228g 141%
Saturated fat 19.412g 5.502g 63%
Selenium 4.5µg 24.5µg 36%
Iron 0.24mg 2.6mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 0µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.323mg 22%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.495mg 21%
Calcium 199mg 10mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 3.8mg 19%
Phosphorus 176mg 60mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 0mg 12%
Folate 7µg 55µg 12%
Fats 32.09g 38.5g 10%
Cholesterol 21mg 0mg 7%
Sodium 90mg 253mg 7%
Potassium 286mg 62mg 7%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 16.3µg 6%
Copper 0.06mg 0.115mg 6%
Carbs 59.24g 45.7g 5%
Fiber 0.2g 1.5g 5%
Choline 29.5mg 6.2mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 0.55mg 3%
Protein 5.87g 7.4g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.019mg 3%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 0.258mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 8.828g 1%
Calories 539kcal 558kcal 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 59.04g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 59g 0.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 32% 59%
Protein: 5.87 g
Fats: 32.09 g
Carbs: 59.24 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.5 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 CarbsCarbs +29.6%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.1%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
Contains more WaterWater +469.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.097 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.013 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2094.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.828g

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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. White chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167571/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.