Danish pastry vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are danish pastry and pancake different?

Danish pastry is richer in fats, selenium, manganese, and folate, while pancake is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
Danish pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat 23% more than pancake.
Danish pastry contains 2 times more fats than pancake. Danish pastry contains 21.9g of fats, while pancake contains 9.7g.
Pancake is lower in saturated fat.
Pancake has a higher glycemic index (66) than danish pastry (50).

Danish pastry, cheese and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Danish pastry

Pancake

Contains more CopperCopper	+81.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+525.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~1.8mg

~equal in Sodium ~439mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Danish pastry

Pancake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+57.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.201mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	11.313g	2.474g	22%
Saturated fat	6.794g	2.122g	21%
Fats	21.9g	9.7g	19%
Calcium	35mg	219mg	18%
Cholesterol	23mg	59mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.575g	4.447g	12%
Calories	374kcal	227kcal	7%
Phosphorus	108mg	159mg	7%
Manganese	0.351mg	0.2mg	7%
Selenium	18.9µg	14.9µg	7%
Vitamin K	6.9µg		6%
Folate	60µg	38µg	6%
Fiber	1g		4%
Copper	0.089mg	0.049mg	4%
Choline	20.1mg		4%
Protein	8g	6.4g	3%
Carbs	37.2g	28.3g	3%
Vitamin B3	2mg	1.567mg	3%
Vitamin A	35µg	54µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.281mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.405mg	2%
Potassium	98mg	132mg	1%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.56mg	1%
Sodium	417mg	439mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.201mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.2µg	0.22µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	2.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	468kcal	355kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	3.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	36.2g	28.3g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Magnesium	15mg	16mg	0%
Iron	1.8mg	1.8mg	0%
Sugar	6.95g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.046mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.089mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.293mg	0.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.644mg	0.513mg	0%
Lysine	0.43mg	0.321mg	0%
Methionine	0.174mg	0.147mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.402mg	0.319mg	0%
Valine	0.412mg	0.335mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.152mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0.005g	N/A