Gingersnaps vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingersnaps and puff pastry

Gingersnaps have more iron, manganese, copper, and carbs, while puff pastry has more fats, selenium, vitamin K, and vitamin B1.
Gingersnaps cover your daily need for iron 48% more than puff pastry.
Gingersnaps contain 3 times more manganese than puff pastry. While gingersnaps contain 1.555mg of manganese, puff pastry contains only 0.495mg.
The amount of sodium in puff pastry is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, gingersnaps 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.

Gingersnaps

Puff pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+206.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+670%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+458.1%
Contains more IronIron	+146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+165.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+214.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+380.4%

~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

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.

Gingersnaps

Puff pastry

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+76.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+415.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+58.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+552%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.372g	22.228g	139%
Iron	6.4mg	2.6mg	48%
Manganese	1.555mg	0.495mg	46%
Fats	9.8g	38.5g	44%
Selenium	5.1µg	24.5µg	35%
Copper	0.305mg	0.115mg	21%
Saturated fat	2.451g	5.502g	14%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	16.3µg	12%
Sodium	501mg	253mg	11%
Carbs	76.9g	45.7g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.323mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.365g	8.828g	9%
Magnesium	49mg	16mg	8%
Potassium	346mg	62mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0mg	8%
Folate	87µg	55µg	8%
Calories	416kcal	558kcal	7%
Calcium	77mg	10mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.019mg	6%
Protein	5.6g	7.4g	4%
Vitamin B3	3.235mg	3.8mg	4%
Fiber	2.2g	1.5g	3%
Phosphorus	83mg	60mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	0.55mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.293mg	0.258mg	3%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	743kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	5.6	N/A
Net carbs	74.7g	44.2g	N/A
Sugar	19.92g	0.75g	N/A
Zinc	0.55mg	0.54mg	0%
Choline	8.8mg	6.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.08mg	0.086mg	0%
Threonine	0.155mg	0.198mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.212mg	0.275mg	0%
Leucine	0.38mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.195mg	0.144mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.263mg	0.367mg	0%
Valine	0.248mg	0.312mg	0%
Histidine	0.114mg	0.158mg	0%