Danish pastry vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between danish pastry and chocolate?

Danish pastry is higher in selenium and vitamin B2, yet chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus.
Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 104% more.
Danish pastry has 17 times more sodium than chocolate. While danish pastry has 417mg of sodium, chocolate has only 24mg.
The glycemic index of chocolate is lower.

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

Danish pastry

Chocolate

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+530%

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%

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.

Danish pastry

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
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%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.297mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.042mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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