Bread stuffing vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bread stuffing and pastry different?

Bread stuffing is richer in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, iron, copper, and phosphorus, while pastry is higher in fats and vitamin K.
Pastry covers your daily need for fats 53% more than bread stuffing.
Bread stuffing contains 6 times more sodium than pastry. Bread stuffing contains 1405mg of sodium, while pastry contains 249mg.
Bread stuffing has a higher glycemic index (75) than pastry (59).

Bread stuffing, bread, dry mix and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types were used in this article.

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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 stuffing

Pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+870%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+303.3%
Contains more IronIron	+48.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+108.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+135%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+98.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-82.3%

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 stuffing

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+623.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+115.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1363.6%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	3.4g	38.1g	53%
Sodium	1405mg	249mg	50%
Monounsaturated fat	1.493g	21.597g	50%
Selenium	48µg	24.2µg	43%
Saturated fat	0.845g	9.643g	40%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.713g	4.894g	28%
Folate	168µg	78µg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.596mg	0.398mg	17%
Iron	3.81mg	2.56mg	16%
Copper	0.238mg	0.114mg	14%
Vitamin K	1.1µg	16.1µg	13%
Phosphorus	141mg	60mg	12%
Carbs	76.2g	45.1g	10%
Vitamin B3	5.766mg	4.168mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.152mg	0.021mg	10%
Calcium	97mg	10mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.404mg	0.283mg	9%
Calories	386kcal	551kcal	8%
Vitamin B5	0.398mg	0mg	8%
Protein	11g	7.3g	7%
Fiber	3.2g	1.5g	7%
Magnesium	40mg	16mg	6%
Potassium	246mg	61mg	5%
Manganese	0.594mg	0.488mg	5%
Zinc	0.93mg	0.53mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.54mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.02µg	0µg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	6.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.8g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	351kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	73g	43.6g	N/A
Cholesterol	1mg	0mg	0%
Sugar	8.27g	0.74g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.139mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.404mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.774mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.317mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.193mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.553mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.464mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.251mg	0.156mg	0%