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Pastry vs. Angel food cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pastry and angel food cake

  • Pastry has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese; however, angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 48% more than angel food cake.
  • Pastry has 6 times more manganese than angel food cake. While pastry has 0.488mg of manganese, angel food cake has only 0.085mg.
  • Angel food cake has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared.

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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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +392.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +657.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +474.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +231.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440%

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.
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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% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
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% 0% 0% 0% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +372%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Angel food cake DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 0.8g 57%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.071g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.121g 43%
Phosphorus 60mg 324mg 38%
Selenium 24.2µg 7.3µg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.367g 30%
Iron 2.56mg 0.52mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.102mg 25%
Sodium 249mg 749mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 0.883mg 21%
Manganese 0.488mg 0.085mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.491mg 16%
Calories 551kcal 258kcal 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 13%
Calcium 10mg 140mg 13%
Folate 78µg 35µg 11%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Carbs 45.1g 57.8g 4%
Copper 0.114mg 0.078mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.198mg 4%
Protein 7.3g 5.9g 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.031mg 1%
Potassium 61mg 93mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 56.3g N/A
Sugar 0.74g N/A
Fiber 1.5g 1.5g 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.248mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.312mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.481mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.364mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.334mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.354mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.131mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.7%
Contains more FatsFats +4662.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.2%
Contains more WaterWater +290.6%
Contains more OtherOther +130%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30318.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1233.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/nutrients
  2. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/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.