Danish pastry vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between danish pastry and pound cake

Danish pastry has more selenium, manganese, and copper; however, pound cake is higher in choline, vitamin B12, and vitamin D.
Danish pastry covers your daily selenium needs 25% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 3 times less manganese than danish pastry. Danish pastry contains 0.351mg of manganese, while pound cake contains 0.11mg.
Pound cake has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Danish pastry, cheese and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more IronIron	+21.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+111.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+219.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+278%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.6%

~equal in Sodium ~377mg

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+305.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80%
Contains more CholineCholine	+226.4%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.173mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.036mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	18.9µg	5µg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	11.313g	3.02g	21%
Threonine	0.293mg	153mg	15%
Cholesterol	23mg	66mg	14%
Fats	21.9g	13.96g	12%
Manganese	0.351mg	0.11mg	10%
Saturated fat	6.794g	4.811g	9%
Choline	20.1mg	65.6mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B12	0.2µg	0.36µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.575g	3.419g	6%
Protein	8g	5g	6%
Copper	0.089mg	0.042mg	5%
Folate	60µg	42µg	5%
Carbs	37.2g	53.64g	5%
Phosphorus	108mg	140mg	5%
Vitamin A	35µg	70µg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.485mg	4%
Vitamin D	2IU	34IU	4%
Iron	1.8mg	1.48mg	4%
Vitamin K	6.9µg	1.7µg	4%
Sodium	417mg	377mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.65mg	2%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.43mg	2%
Fiber	1g	0.6g	2%
Potassium	98mg	149mg	2%
Magnesium	15mg	8mg	2%
Vitamin B3	2mg	1.615mg	2%
Calories	374kcal	353kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.249mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.173mg	1%
Calcium	35mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	36.2g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	6.95g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.089mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.644mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.43mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.174mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.402mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.412mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.205mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A