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Danish pastry vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between danish pastry and butter cookie

  • Danish pastry has more selenium and manganese; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12.
  • Butter cookie covers your daily cholesterol needs 31% more than danish pastry.
  • Butter cookie has 2 times less selenium than danish pastry. Danish pastry has 18.9µg of selenium, while butter cookie has 8.4µg.
  • Butter cookie contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Danish pastry, cheese and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 11% 8.6% 68% 30% 19% 46% 54% 46% 103%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.3%
Contains more IronIron +23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~102mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 12% 7% 0% 48% 60% 38% 18% 9.2% 25% 17% 45% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +305.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +209.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +371.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +65.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +80%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.036mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Danish pastry Butter cookie DV% diff.
Cholesterol 23mg 117mg 31%
Saturated fat 6.794g 11.051g 19%
Selenium 18.9µg 8.4µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.37mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 11.313g 5.522g 14%
Vitamin A 35µg 165µg 14%
Copper 0.089mg 0.2mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.575g 0.982g 11%
Carbs 37.2g 68.9g 11%
Manganese 0.351mg 0.17mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.2µg 0.36µg 7%
Vitamin B3 2mg 3.19mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.335mg 6%
Sodium 417mg 282mg 6%
Calories 374kcal 467kcal 5%
Iron 1.8mg 2.22mg 5%
Fats 21.9g 18.8g 5%
Folate 60µg 76µg 4%
Vitamin K 6.9µg 1.7µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.488mg 4%
Protein 8g 6.1g 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.58mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 2IU 16IU 2%
Choline 20.1mg 6.5mg 2%
Fiber 1g 0.8g 1%
Calcium 35mg 29mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 12mg 1%
Phosphorus 108mg 102mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 36.2g 68.1g N/A
Potassium 98mg 111mg 0%
Sugar 6.95g 20.24g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.036mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.293mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.371mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.644mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.43mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.174mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.412mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 22% 37% 31%
Protein: 8 g
Fats: 21.9 g
Carbs: 37.2 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 1.5 g
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.1%
Contains more FatsFats +16.5%
Contains more WaterWater +582.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.2%
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 55% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.794 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.313 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.575 g
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +162.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Danish pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172754/nutrients
  2. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.