Cereal vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cereal and danish pastry

Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, danish pastry is higher in selenium.
Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 508% more than danish pastry.
Cereal has 385 times more vitamin C than danish pastry. While cereal has 38.5mg of vitamin C, danish pastry has only 0.1mg.
Cereal has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Danish pastry, cheese.

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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.

Cereal

Danish pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1792.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+985.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+125.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

~equal in Potassium ~98mg

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.

Cereal

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+38400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2225.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3209.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1388.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1381%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14865%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+337.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.19mg	508%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.04mg	457%
Iron	34.06mg	1.8mg	403%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.26mg	278%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	2mg	173%
Vitamin A	814µg	35µg	87%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.7mg	63%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	0.1mg	43%
Fats	1.08g	21.9g	32%
Saturated fat	0.26g	6.794g	30%
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	11.313g	28%
Selenium	6.3µg	18.9µg	23%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.351mg	19%
Carbs	86.85g	37.2g	17%
Sodium	795mg	417mg	16%
Folate		60µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	2.575g	15%
Vitamin B12		0.2µg	8%
Cholesterol		23mg	8%
Vitamin K	0µg	6.9µg	6%
Copper	0.137mg	0.089mg	5%
Phosphorus	77mg	108mg	4%
Protein	6.06g	8g	4%
Choline		20.1mg	4%
Calcium	10mg	35mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.35mg	2%
Fiber	1.4g	1g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.304mg	2%
Magnesium	19mg	15mg	1%
Calories	378kcal	374kcal	0%
Net carbs	85.45g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Potassium	105mg	98mg	0%
Sugar	10.35g	6.95g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.205mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A