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Danish pastry vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between danish pastry and soft serve

  • Danish pastry has more selenium, iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while soft serve has more vitamin B12 and calcium.
  • Danish pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 29% higher.
  • Soft serve contains 70 times less manganese than danish pastry. Danish pastry contains 0.351mg of manganese, while soft serve contains 0.005mg.
  • The amount of sodium in soft serve is lower.
  • Danish pastry has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of danish pastry is 50, while the glycemic index of soft serve is 79.

The food types used in this comparison are Danish pastry, cheese and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more IronIron +757.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +196.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6920%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +530%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +274.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~116mg

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +287.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2005.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +362.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +29.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Danish pastry Soft serve DV% diff.
Selenium 18.9µg 3µg 29%
Cholesterol 23mg 91mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 11.313g 3.49g 20%
Iron 1.8mg 0.21mg 20%
Sodium 417mg 61mg 15%
Manganese 0.351mg 0.005mg 15%
Fats 21.9g 13g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.575g 0.46g 14%
Vitamin A 35µg 162µg 14%
Folate 60µg 9µg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.2µg 0.5µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.049mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2mg 0.095mg 12%
Calcium 35mg 131mg 10%
Protein 8g 4.1g 8%
Calories 374kcal 222kcal 8%
Copper 0.089mg 0.03mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.182mg 6%
Carbs 37.2g 22.2g 5%
Vitamin K 6.9µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 0.506mg 4%
Saturated fat 6.794g 7.46g 3%
Vitamin D 2IU 29IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.61mg 2%
Potassium 98mg 177mg 2%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.52mg 2%
Phosphorus 108mg 116mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.8mg 1%
Choline 20.1mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.048mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 12mg 1%
Fiber 1g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 36.2g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 6.95g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.293mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.371mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.644mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.43mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.174mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.412mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.099mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.1%
Contains more FatsFats +68.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.6%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +90.4%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +224.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +459.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~7.46g

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients

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

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