Pop tarts vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pop tarts and sweet roll

Pop tarts have more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B3, copper, and zinc; however, sweet roll has more vitamin B5 and vitamin B12.
Pop tarts' daily need coverage for iron is 24% more.
Pop tarts have 4 times more vitamin A than sweet roll. Pop tarts have 962IU of vitamin A, while sweet roll has 214IU.
Pop tarts are lower in saturated fat.
Pop tarts have a higher glycemic index than sweet roll.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Toaster Pastries, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S POP TARTS, Blueberry and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins.

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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

Sweet roll

Contains more IronIron	+118.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+70.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+115.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+366.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+255.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~72µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium		17µg	31%
Vitamin A	289µg	62µg	25%
Iron	3.5mg	1.6mg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.107mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.81g	7.473g	18%
Manganese		0.3mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	2.384mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.406mg	8%
Choline		41.3mg	8%
Copper	0.15mg	0.088mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.14µg	6%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.59mg	6%
Carbs	68.41g	50.9g	6%
Fiber	1.1g	2.4g	5%
Calcium	24mg	72mg	5%
Saturated fat	2.02g	3.079g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.33mg	0.265mg	5%
Fats	13.3g	16.4g	5%
Vitamin K		4.4µg	4%
Sodium	398mg	304mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.5g	4.797g	4%
Protein	4.6g	6.2g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.29mg	0.324mg	3%
Folate	80µg	72µg	2%
Calories	412kcal	372kcal	2%
Phosphorus	88mg	76mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Net carbs	67.31g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	95mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	30.9g	31.73g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.074mg	0%
Threonine		0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.259mg	0%
Leucine		0.458mg	0%
Lysine		0.243mg	0%
Methionine		0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.3mg	0%
Valine		0.291mg	0%
Histidine		0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.004g	N/A