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

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Differences between puff pastry and pound cake

Puff pastry is higher in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin K; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and choline.
Puff pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 35% higher.
Puff pastry has 10 times more vitamin K than pound cake. While puff pastry has 16.3µg of vitamin K, pound cake has only 1.7µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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.

Puff pastry

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+75.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+390%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+370%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+140.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.3%

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.

Puff pastry

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+135.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+858.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+31%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+89.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+958.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	3.419g	125%
Fats	38.5g	13.96g	38%
Selenium	24.5µg	5µg	35%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.11mg	17%
Threonine	0.198mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	3.02g	15%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	1.615mg	14%
Iron	2.6mg	1.48mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.173mg	13%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	1.7µg	12%
Phosphorus	60mg	140mg	11%
Choline	6.2mg	65.6mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.485mg	10%
Calories	558kcal	353kcal	10%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Copper	0.115mg	0.042mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Sodium	253mg	377mg	5%
Protein	7.4g	5g	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Fiber	1.5g	0.6g	4%
Calcium	10mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Folate	55µg	42µg	3%
Saturated fat	5.502g	4.811g	3%
Potassium	62mg	149mg	3%
Carbs	45.7g	53.64g	3%
Magnesium	16mg	8mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.249mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.65mg	1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.43mg	1%
Net carbs	44.2g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0.75g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	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