Puff pastry vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between puff pastry and baking powder
- Puff pastry has more fats, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 587% more than puff pastry.
- Baking powder contains less saturated fat.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of puff pastry is 56.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.
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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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +210% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1050% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +5300% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4400% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +12150% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +68.8% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +58660% |
| Contains more IronIron | +323.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +3551.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 10mg | 5876mg | 587% |
| Sodium | 253mg | 10600mg | 450% |
| Phosphorus | 60mg | 2191mg | 304% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 22.228g | 0g | 148% |
| Iron | 2.6mg | 11.02mg | 105% |
| Fats | 38.5g | 0g | 59% |
| Selenium | 24.5µg | 0.2µg | 44% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.323mg | 0mg | 27% |
| Calories | 558kcal | 53kcal | 25% |
| Saturated fat | 5.502g | 0g | 25% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.8mg | 0mg | 24% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.828g | 0g | 22% |
| Manganese | 0.495mg | 0.011mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.258mg | 0mg | 20% |
| Protein | 7.4g | 0g | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 16.3µg | 0µg | 14% |
| Folate | 55µg | 0µg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.115mg | 0.01mg | 12% |
| Carbs | 45.7g | 27.7g | 6% |
| Fiber | 1.5g | 0.2g | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.54mg | 0.01mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.55mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 27mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 62mg | 20mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.019mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Choline | 6.2mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Protein per 100 calories | 1.3g | 0g | N/A |
| Calories per 10 g protein | 754kcal | N/A | |
| Weight per 100 calories | 18g | 189g | N/A |
| Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio | 5.6 | N/A | |
| Net carbs | 44.2g | 27.5g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.75g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.086mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.198mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.275mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.514mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.144mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.131mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.367mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.312mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.158mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
7.4 g
Fats:
38.5 g
Carbs:
45.7 g
Water:
7.4 g
Other:
1 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +65% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +48% |






