Puff pastry vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between puff pastry and apple pie

Apple pie contains less fats, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, manganese, protein, folate, vitamin B2, and copper than puff pastry.
Daily need coverage for fats for puff pastry is 42% higher.
Apple pie has 14 times less folate than puff pastry. Puff pastry has 55µg of folate, while apple pie has 4µg.
Apple pie is lower in saturated fat.
Puff pastry has a higher glycemic index than apple pie.

Food types used in this article are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

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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.

Puff pastry

Apple pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+128.6%
Contains more IronIron	+114.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+237.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Potassium ~65mg

~equal in Sodium ~266mg

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.

Puff pastry

Apple pie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+141%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+238.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1275%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	2.198g	134%
Selenium	24.5µg		45%
Fats	38.5g	11g	42%
Iron	2.6mg	1.21mg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	1.123mg	17%
Calories	558kcal	237kcal	16%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.134mg	16%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.182mg	14%
Vitamin K	16.3µg		14%
Folate	55µg	4µg	13%
Protein	7.4g	1.9g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	4.388g	11%
Copper	0.115mg	0.046mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.158mg	8%
Saturated fat	5.502g	3.797g	8%
Phosphorus	60mg	24mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.2mg	4%
Carbs	45.7g	34g	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.16mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	29µg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	7mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.119mg	2%
Sodium	253mg	266mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.038mg	1%
Choline	6.2mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	0.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	1247kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	44.2g	32.4g	N/A
Calcium	10mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	62mg	65mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g		N/A
Fiber	1.5g	1.6g	0%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.026mg	0%
Threonine	0.198mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.073mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.129mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.07mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.032mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.088mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.084mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.038mg	0%