Puff pastry vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are puff pastry and pastry different?

Puff pastry is richer in polyunsaturated fat, while pastry is higher in vitamin B1, folate, and monounsaturated fat.
Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat 21% more than puff pastry.
Puff pastry contains 5 times more polyunsaturated fat than pastry. Puff pastry contains 22.228g of polyunsaturated fat, while pastry contains 4.894g.
Puff pastry is lower in saturated fat.

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types were 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

Pastry

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Calcium ~10mg

~equal in Potassium ~61mg

~equal in Iron ~2.56mg

~equal in Copper ~0.114mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.53mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~60mg

~equal in Sodium ~249mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.488mg

~equal in Selenium ~24.2µg

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

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.54mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.283mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.168mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~16.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	4.894g	116%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	21.597g	32%
Saturated fat	5.502g	9.643g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.398mg	6%
Folate	55µg	78µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.283mg	2%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	4.168mg	2%
Fats	38.5g	38.1g	1%
Iron	2.6mg	2.56mg	1%
Selenium	24.5µg	24.2µg	1%
Calories	558kcal	551kcal	0%
Protein	7.4g	7.3g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	44.2g	43.6g	N/A
Carbs	45.7g	45.1g	0%
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Calcium	10mg	10mg	0%
Potassium	62mg	61mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g	0.74g	N/A
Fiber	1.5g	1.5g	0%
Copper	0.115mg	0.114mg	0%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.53mg	0%
Phosphorus	60mg	60mg	0%
Sodium	253mg	249mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.54mg	0%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.488mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	16.1µg	0%
Choline	6.2mg	6.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.198mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.156mg	0%