Dough vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dough and pastry?

Dough is richer in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B6, while pastry is higher in vitamin K.
Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 46% higher.
Pastry is lower in sodium.
Dough has a higher glycemic index (70) than pastry (59).

We used Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.

Dough

Pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+420%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+91.8%
Contains more IronIron	+52.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-58.6%

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.

Dough

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+409.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+57.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	2.42g	38.1g	55%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	21.597g	53%
Saturated fat	0.529g	9.643g	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	4.894g	27%
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.398mg	26%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Iron	3.91mg	2.56mg	17%
Sodium	602mg	249mg	15%
Calories	272kcal	551kcal	14%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	16.1µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.283mg	11%
Folate	123µg	78µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0mg	9%
Selenium	28.6µg	24.2µg	8%
Protein	10.75g	7.3g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.021mg	7%
Phosphorus	105mg	60mg	6%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.53mg	5%
Magnesium	32mg	16mg	4%
Calcium	52mg	10mg	4%
Copper	0.152mg	0.114mg	4%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.488mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	4.168mg	4%
Fiber	2.2g	1.5g	3%
Carbs	51.88g	45.1g	2%
Potassium	117mg	61mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.54mg	2%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	253kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	49.68g	43.6g	N/A
Sugar	4.62g	0.74g	N/A
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Choline	8mg	6.4mg	0%
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%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A