White bread vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between white bread and puff pastry

White bread has more vitamin B1, folate, calcium, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, puff pastry is richer in fats and vitamin K.
Puff pastry covers your daily fats needs 54% more than white bread.
Puff pastry contains less sodium.
White bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white bread is 73, while the glycemic index of puff pastry is 56.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked.

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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.

White bread

Puff pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.2%
Contains more IronIron	+38.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+63.3%

Contains more CopperCopper	+13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.4%

~equal in Manganese ~0.495mg

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.

White bread

Puff pastry

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+357.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+101.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+8050%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.258mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	22.228g	138%
Fats	3.33g	38.5g	54%
Saturated fat	0.698g	5.502g	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	8.828g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.323mg	18%
Calories	266kcal	558kcal	15%
Starch	37.17g		15%
Folate	111µg	55µg	14%
Calcium	144mg	10mg	13%
Iron	3.61mg	2.6mg	13%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	16.3µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0mg	11%
Sodium	490mg	253mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.166g		10%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	3.8mg	6%
Fiber	2.7g	1.5g	5%
Phosphorus	98mg	60mg	5%
Selenium	22µg	24.5µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.019mg	5%
Protein	8.85g	7.4g	3%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Potassium	126mg	62mg	2%
Copper	0.101mg	0.115mg	2%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.54mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.55mg	2%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.495mg	2%
Choline	14.6mg	6.2mg	2%
Carbs	49.42g	45.7g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	0.258mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	301kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	5.6	N/A
Net carbs	46.72g	44.2g	N/A
Sugar	5.67g	0.75g	N/A
Trans fat	0.027g		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%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A