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Potato pancake vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato pancake and danish pastry?

  • Potato pancake is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, copper, choline, and fiber, yet danish pastry is higher in selenium.
  • Potato pancake's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 31% more.
  • Potato pancake has 276 times more vitamin C than danish pastry. While potato pancake has 27.6mg of vitamin C, danish pastry has only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in danish pastry is lower.

We used Potato pancakes and Danish pastry, cheese types 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 26% 9.6% 55% 63% 60% 19% 55% 100% 34% 49%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +534.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +112.4%
~equal in Calcium ~35mg
~equal in Iron ~1.8mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg

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 92% 11% 4.6% 4.5% 40% 40% 31% 45% 103% 36% 6.8% 31% 40%
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 +27500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +149%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1020%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +45%
Contains more CholineCholine +269.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +155.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~35µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato pancake Danish pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.516g 2.575g 33%
Vitamin C 27.6mg 0.1mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.448mg 0.04mg 31%
Cholesterol 95mg 23mg 24%
Saturated fat 2.496g 6.794g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 3.73g 11.313g 19%
Selenium 8.9µg 18.9µg 18%
Sodium 764mg 417mg 15%
Potassium 622mg 98mg 15%
Fats 14.76g 21.9g 11%
Choline 74.2mg 20.1mg 10%
Copper 0.18mg 0.089mg 10%
Starch 20.88g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.757mg 0.304mg 9%
Fiber 3.3g 1g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.173mg 0.26mg 7%
Calories 268kcal 374kcal 5%
Folate 41µg 60µg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 15mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.29µg 0.2µg 4%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 6.9µg 4%
Protein 6.08g 8g 4%
Manganese 0.26mg 0.351mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.19mg 3%
Carbs 27.81g 37.2g 3%
Phosphorus 128mg 108mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.672mg 2mg 2%
Iron 1.67mg 1.8mg 2%
Fructose 0.56g 1%
Vitamin D 11IU 2IU 1%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.35mg 1%
Net carbs 24.51g 36.2g N/A
Calcium 32mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 1.79g 6.95g N/A
Zinc 0.7mg 0.7mg 0%
Vitamin A 32µg 35µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.24mg 0.293mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.28mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.442mg 0.644mg 0%
Lysine 0.389mg 0.43mg 0%
Methionine 0.137mg 0.174mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0.402mg 0%
Valine 0.369mg 0.412mg 0%
Histidine 0.141mg 0.205mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.008g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 15% 28% 48% 4%
Protein: 6.08 g
Fats: 14.76 g
Carbs: 27.81 g
Water: 47.77 g
Other: 3.58 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 +52.1%
Contains more OtherOther +138.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.6%
Contains more FatsFats +48.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 27% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.496 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.73 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.516 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 -63.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +191.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +203.3%

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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. Potato pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170092/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.