Fig bars vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fig bars and puff pastry

Fig bars are higher in fiber, carbs, and vitamin B5; however, puff pastry is richer in fats, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, protein, and vitamin K.
Puff pastry's daily need coverage for fats is 48% higher.
Fig bars have less saturated fat.
Puff pastry has a lower glycemic index (56) than fig bars (70).

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, fig bars and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked.

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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.

Fig bars

Puff pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+540%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+233.9%
Contains more IronIron	+11.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+27.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+642.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~60mg

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.

Fig bars

Puff pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+102.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+181%
Contains more FolateFolate	+57.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	2.772g	22.228g	130%
Fats	7.3g	38.5g	48%
Selenium	3.3µg	24.5µg	39%
Saturated fat	1.123g	5.502g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	3.003g	8.828g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.323mg	14%
Fiber	4.6g	1.5g	12%
Vitamin B3	1.874mg	3.8mg	12%
Calories	348kcal	558kcal	11%
Vitamin K	5.8µg	16.3µg	9%
Carbs	70.9g	45.7g	8%
Protein	3.7g	7.4g	7%
Manganese	0.343mg	0.495mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.364mg	0mg	7%
Calcium	64mg	10mg	5%
Folate	35µg	55µg	5%
Potassium	207mg	62mg	4%
Iron	2.9mg	2.6mg	4%
Copper	0.147mg	0.115mg	4%
Sodium	350mg	253mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.075mg	0.019mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.09µg	0µg	4%
Magnesium	27mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.258mg	3%
Choline	14.6mg	6.2mg	2%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.54mg	1%
Vitamin A	9µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.55mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	941kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.1	5.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	66.3g	44.2g	N/A
Sugar	46.36g	0.75g	N/A
Phosphorus	62mg	60mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.086mg	0%
Threonine	0.113mg	0.198mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.132mg	0.275mg	0%
Leucine	0.224mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.14mg	0.144mg	0%
Methionine	0.053mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.145mg	0.367mg	0%
Valine	0.155mg	0.312mg	0%
Histidine	0.067mg	0.158mg	0%