Chocolate vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate and danish pastry?

Chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus, yet danish pastry is higher in selenium and vitamin B2.
Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 104% more.
Chocolate has 10 times more magnesium than danish pastry. While chocolate has 146mg of magnesium, danish pastry has only 15mg.
The amount of saturated fat in danish pastry is lower.
The glycemic index of chocolate is lower.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Danish pastry, cheese types in this article.

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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.

Chocolate

Danish pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+873.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+470.4%
Contains more IronIron	+345.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1055.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+187.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+304.3%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+530%

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.

Chocolate

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+17.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+175.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.028mg	0.089mg	104%
Iron	8.02mg	1.8mg	78%
Saturated fat	18.519g	6.794g	53%
Manganese	1.419mg	0.351mg	46%
Magnesium	146mg	15mg	31%
Selenium	3µg	18.9µg	29%
Fiber	7g	1g	24%
Sodium	24mg	417mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.26mg	16%
Folate		60µg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.19mg	14%
Phosphorus	206mg	108mg	14%
Fats	31.28g	21.9g	14%
Potassium	559mg	98mg	14%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.7mg	12%
Caffeine	43mg	0mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.092g	2.575g	10%
Calories	546kcal	374kcal	9%
Vitamin B3	0.725mg	2mg	8%
Carbs	61.17g	37.2g	8%
Protein	4.88g	8g	6%
Cholesterol	8mg	23mg	5%
Vitamin A	2µg	35µg	4%
Choline		20.1mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	9.54g	11.313g	4%
Calcium	56mg	35mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.35mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin K	8.1µg	6.9µg	1%
Vitamin C		0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	54.17g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar	47.9g	6.95g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.304mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat	0.112g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.089mg	0%
Threonine		0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.371mg	0%
Leucine		0.644mg	0%
Lysine		0.43mg	0%
Methionine		0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.402mg	0%
Valine		0.412mg	0%
Histidine		0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.085g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.947g		N/A