Bread crumbs vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bread crumbs and pastry?

Bread crumbs are richer in vitamin B1, iron, manganese, calcium, copper, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while pastry is higher in fats.
Pastry's daily need coverage for fats is 50% higher.
Pastry has 18 times less calcium than bread crumbs. Bread crumbs have 183mg of calcium, while pastry has 10mg.
Pastry is lower in sodium.

We used Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Bread crumbs

Pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1730%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+221.3%
Contains more IronIron	+88.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+123.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+173.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+88.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-66%

~equal in Selenium ~24.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Bread crumbs

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+143%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+476.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+575%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+143.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	1.023g	21.597g	51%
Fats	5.3g	38.1g	50%
Vitamin B1	0.967mg	0.398mg	47%
Saturated fat	1.203g	9.643g	38%
Iron	4.83mg	2.56mg	28%
Starch	59.66g		25%
Sodium	732mg	249mg	21%
Manganese	0.919mg	0.488mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.06g	4.894g	19%
Calcium	183mg	10mg	17%
Copper	0.255mg	0.114mg	16%
Phosphorus	165mg	60mg	15%
Vitamin B3	6.634mg	4.168mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.35µg	0µg	15%
Protein	13.35g	7.3g	12%
Fiber	4.5g	1.5g	12%
Vitamin B5	0.552mg	0mg	11%
Carbs	71.98g	45.1g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.403mg	0.283mg	9%
Calories	395kcal	551kcal	8%
Zinc	1.45mg	0.53mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.121mg	0.021mg	8%
Vitamin K	6.6µg	16.1µg	8%
Folate	107µg	78µg	7%
Magnesium	43mg	16mg	6%
Potassium	196mg	61mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.54mg	3%
Fructose	2.46g		3%
Selenium	25.2µg	24.2µg	2%
Choline	14.6mg	6.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.4g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	296kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	67.48g	43.6g	N/A
Sugar	6.2g	0.74g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.162mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.427mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.544mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.963mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.43mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.232mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.655mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.6mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.296mg	0.156mg	0%