Pound cake vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pound cake and danish pastry

Pound cake has more choline, vitamin B12, and vitamin D; however, danish pastry is higher in selenium, manganese, and copper.
Danish pastry covers your daily selenium needs 25% more than pound cake.
Danish pastry contains 17 times less vitamin D than pound cake. Pound cake contains 34IU of vitamin D, while danish pastry contains 2IU.
Danish pastry has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Danish pastry, cheese.

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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.

Pound cake

Danish pastry

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more IronIron	+21.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+111.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+219.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+278%

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.

Pound cake

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80%
Contains more CholineCholine	+226.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+305.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	5µg	18.9µg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	11.313g	21%
Threonine	153mg	0.293mg	15%
Cholesterol	66mg	23mg	14%
Fats	13.96g	21.9g	12%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.351mg	10%
Saturated fat	4.811g	6.794g	9%
Choline	65.6mg	20.1mg	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.2µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	2.575g	6%
Protein	5g	8g	6%
Copper	0.042mg	0.089mg	5%
Folate	42µg	60µg	5%
Carbs	53.64g	37.2g	5%
Phosphorus	140mg	108mg	5%
Vitamin A	70µg	35µg	4%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.304mg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU	2IU	4%
Iron	1.48mg	1.8mg	4%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	6.9µg	4%
Sodium	377mg	417mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.35mg	2%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.7mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	1g	2%
Potassium	149mg	98mg	2%
Magnesium	8mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	2mg	2%
Calories	353kcal	374kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.26mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.19mg	1%
Calcium	47mg	35mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	53.04g	36.2g	N/A
Sugar	33.36g	6.95g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.089mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.205mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.372g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.895g		N/A