Pop tarts vs. Cheesecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pop tarts and cheesecake

Pop tarts have more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, copper, and vitamin B2; however, cheesecake is higher in vitamin B5.
Cheesecake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 40% more than pop tarts.
Pop tarts have 19 times more vitamin B3 than cheesecake. While pop tarts have 3.8mg of vitamin B3, cheesecake has only 0.195mg.
Pop tarts have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pop tarts is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Toaster Pastries, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S POP TARTS, Blueberry and Cheesecake 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.

Pop tarts

Cheesecake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.5%
Contains more IronIron	+455.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+650%
Contains more ZincZinc	+149%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+112.5%

~equal in Potassium ~90mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~93mg

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.

Pop tarts

Cheesecake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+935.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1848.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+630.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+344.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.02g	9.921g	36%
Iron	3.5mg	0.63mg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.052mg	25%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	0.195mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.29mg	0.028mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.81g	1.602g	21%
Cholesterol	0mg	55mg	18%
Folate	80µg	18µg	16%
Copper	0.15mg	0.02mg	14%
Fats	13.3g	22.5g	14%
Vitamin A	289µg	159µg	14%
Carbs	68.41g	25.5g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.33mg	0.193mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.571mg	11%
Selenium		5.2µg	9%
Choline		45.9mg	8%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.51mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.17µg	7%
Manganese		0.14mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	6.5g	8.634g	5%
Calories	412kcal	321kcal	5%
Vitamin K		4.4µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.56mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Fiber	1.1g	0.4g	3%
Calcium	24mg	51mg	3%
Vitamin D		18IU	2%
Sodium	398mg	438mg	2%
Protein	4.6g	5.5g	2%
Phosphorus	88mg	93mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	67.31g	25.1g	N/A
Potassium	95mg	90mg	0%
Sugar	30.9g	21.8g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.064mg	0%
Threonine		0.222mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.281mg	0%
Leucine		0.464mg	0%
Lysine		0.372mg	0%
Methionine		0.136mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.258mg	0%
Valine		0.314mg	0%
Histidine		0.133mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.005g	N/A