Puff pastry vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are puff pastry and doughnuts different?

Puff pastry is higher in selenium, fats, and manganese; however, doughnuts are richer in phosphorus, vitamin E, folate, vitamin B5, and choline.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for doughnuts is 29% higher.
Puff pastry contains 2 times more selenium than doughnuts. While puff pastry contains 24.5µg of selenium, doughnuts contain only 10.1µg.
Puff pastry has less sodium.
Puff pastry has a lower glycemic index (56) than doughnuts (75).

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Doughnuts

Contains more CopperCopper	+27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+142.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+333.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Iron ~2.53mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.5mg

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

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+66.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+261.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+67.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	3.915g	122%
Phosphorus	60mg	260mg	29%
Selenium	24.5µg	10.1µg	26%
Saturated fat	5.502g	11.105g	25%
Fats	38.5g	24.93g	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.573g	21%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.239g	15%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Sodium	253mg	477mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	1.99mg	10%
Folate	55µg	92µg	9%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.377mg	8%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.333mg	7%
Calories	558kcal	434kcal	6%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.39mg	6%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	2.91mg	6%
Choline	6.2mg	37.3mg	6%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	9.8µg	5%
Protein	7.4g	5.31g	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	10mg	3%
Calcium	10mg	40mg	3%
Copper	0.115mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.301mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Potassium	62mg	134mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.05mg	2%
Iron	2.6mg	2.53mg	1%
Fiber	1.5g	1.7g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	8.544g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	817kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	44.2g	45.36g	N/A
Carbs	45.7g	47.06g	0%
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g	18.15g	N/A
Zinc	0.54mg	0.5mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
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%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A