Buckwheat vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between buckwheat and danish pastry

Buckwheat has more magnesium; however, danish pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B12.
Danish pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 33% more than buckwheat.
Danish pastry contains 3 times less magnesium than buckwheat. Buckwheat contains 51mg of magnesium, while danish pastry contains 15mg.
Buckwheat has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Danish pastry, cheese.

Infographic

Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Buckwheat

Danish pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+240%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.4%
Contains more IronIron	+125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+759.1%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Buckwheat

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+263.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+328.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~20.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	0.62g	21.9g	33%
Saturated fat	0.134g	6.794g	30%
Selenium	2.2µg	18.9µg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	0.188g	11.313g	28%
Sodium	4mg	417mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.039mg	0.26mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.188g	2.575g	16%
Calories	92kcal	374kcal	14%
Iron	0.8mg	1.8mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.19mg	13%
Folate	14µg	60µg	12%
Magnesium	51mg	15mg	9%
Protein	3.38g	8g	9%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.2µg	8%
Cholesterol	0mg	23mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.94mg	2mg	7%
Fiber	2.7g	1g	7%
Copper	0.146mg	0.089mg	6%
Carbs	19.94g	37.2g	6%
Phosphorus	70mg	108mg	5%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	6.9µg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	35µg	4%
Calcium	7mg	35mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.04mg	3%
Manganese	0.403mg	0.351mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.35mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.359mg	0.304mg	1%
Zinc	0.61mg	0.7mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	17.24g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Potassium	88mg	98mg	0%
Sugar	0.9g	6.95g	N/A
Choline	20.1mg	20.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.129mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.127mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.212mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.172mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.044mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.079mg	0.205mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A