Puff pastry vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between puff pastry and cinnamon roll

Puff pastry has more selenium, fats, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, cinnamon roll is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 36% more than puff pastry.
Cinnamon roll contains 2 times less iron than puff pastry. Puff pastry contains 2.6mg of iron, while cinnamon roll contains 1.37mg.
Puff pastry has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of puff pastry is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+89.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+69.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+88.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1730%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+118.3%

~equal in Zinc ~0.53mg

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~15.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	3.676g	124%
Saturated fat	5.502g	12.649g	32%
Selenium	24.5µg	13µg	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.352g	20%
Fats	38.5g	26.61g	18%
Calcium	10mg	183mg	17%
Iron	2.6mg	1.37mg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.225g	14%
Phosphorus	60mg	131mg	10%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.292mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.211mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.138mg	9%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	2.404mg	9%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.337mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Protein	7.4g	4.45g	6%
Copper	0.115mg	0.062mg	6%
Calories	558kcal	452kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	1.15mg	4%
Folate	55µg	72µg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Sodium	253mg	305mg	2%
Carbs	45.7g	48.6g	1%
Potassium	62mg	102mg	1%
Fiber	1.5g	1.2g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.038mg	1%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	15.2µg	1%
Choline	6.2mg	10.6mg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	0.98g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	1016kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	0.98	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	44.2g	47.4g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g	25.7g	N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.53mg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	8.723g	0%
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.198mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A