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Fruit salad vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruit salad and danish pastry different?

  • Fruit salad is richer in vitamin A, while danish pastry is higher in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Danish pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 34% more than fruit salad.
  • Fruit salad contains 5 times more vitamin A than danish pastry. Fruit salad contains 600 IU of vitamin A, while danish pastry contains 128 IU.
  • Fruit salad is lower in sodium.

Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Danish pastry, cheese types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +218.2%
Contains more IronIron +620%
Contains more CopperCopper +78%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +671.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.5%

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3%
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 0.33% 12% 7% 0% 48% 60% 38% 18% 9.2% 25% 17% 45%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1627.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +461.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +473.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit salad Danish pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0.03g 21.9g 34%
Selenium 18.9µg 34%
Saturated fat 0.004g 6.794g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 11.313g 28%
Iron 0.25mg 1.8mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0.26mg 19%
Sodium 5mg 417mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 2.575g 17%
Calories 50kcal 374kcal 16%
Protein 0.51g 8g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.19mg 15%
Folate 3µg 60µg 14%
Phosphorus 14mg 108mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.356mg 2mg 10%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.351mg 9%
Carbs 13.05g 37.2g 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.2µg 8%
Vitamin K 6.9µg 6%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.304mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.1mg 4%
Copper 0.05mg 0.089mg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 15mg 2%
Calcium 11mg 35mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Potassium 116mg 98mg 1%
Vitamin A 30µg 35µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 12.05g 36.2g N/A
Vitamin D 0 IU 2 IU 0%
Sugar 6.95g N/A
Fiber 1g 1g 0%
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 - DHA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
8% 22% 37% 31%
Protein: 8 g
Fats: 21.9 g
Carbs: 37.2 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +174.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1468.6%
Contains more FatsFats +72900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.1%
Contains more OtherOther +476.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
33% 55% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.794 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.313 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.575 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +226160%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23309.1%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/nutrients
  2. Danish pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172754/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.