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Pancake vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pancake and danish pastry different?

  • Pancake is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat, while danish pastry is higher in selenium, manganese, folate, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Danish pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 23% more than pancake.
  • Pancake contains 6 times more calcium than danish pastry. Pancake contains 219mg of calcium, while danish pastry contains 35mg.
  • Danish pastry is lower in cholesterol.
  • Pancake has a higher glycemic index (66) than danish pastry (50).

Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe 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 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
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 CalciumCalcium +525.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg
~equal in Iron ~1.8mg
~equal in Sodium ~417mg

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 1% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 0%
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 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 +68.5%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more FatsFats +125.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 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 -68.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +357.3%

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/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.