Pastry vs. Chocolate chip cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pastry and chocolate chip cookie

Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, fats, and folate, yet chocolate chip cookie is higher in copper, vitamin A, and magnesium.
Chocolate chip cookie covers your daily copper needs 30% more than pastry.
Pastry contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than chocolate chip cookie. While pastry contains 4.168mg of vitamin B3, chocolate chip cookie contains only 1.365mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pastry is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter.

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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.

Pastry

Chocolate chip cookie

Contains less SodiumSodium	-27%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+116.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+243.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+262.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+238.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.9%

~equal in Iron ~2.48mg

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.

Pastry

Chocolate chip cookie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+59.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+205.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+136.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	21.597g	8.241g	33%
Copper	0.114mg	0.386mg	30%
Selenium	24.2µg	11.2µg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	70mg	23%
Saturated fat	9.643g	14.071g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.398mg	0.184mg	18%
Vitamin B3	4.168mg	1.365mg	18%
Fats	38.1g	28.4g	15%
Vitamin A	0µg	139µg	15%
Vitamin K	16.1µg		13%
Folate	78µg	33µg	11%
Magnesium	16mg	55mg	9%
Manganese	0.488mg	0.663mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.283mg	0.177mg	8%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Phosphorus	60mg	100mg	6%
Potassium	61mg	221mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.259mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.021mg	0.084mg	5%
Carbs	45.1g	58.2g	4%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.94mg	4%
Sodium	249mg	341mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.54mg		4%
Calories	551kcal	488kcal	3%
Protein	7.3g	5.7g	3%
Calcium	10mg	38mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.894g	4.541g	2%
Iron	2.56mg	2.48mg	1%
Choline	6.4mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	755kcal	856kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	0.91	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	43.6g	58.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.74g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.196mg	0.191mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.272mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.508mg	0.391mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	0.214mg	0%
Methionine	0.129mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.362mg	0.27mg	0%
Valine	0.308mg	0.279mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.123mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.003g	N/A