Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Pumpkin
  5. Compare
  6. Pumpkin vs. Danish pastry

Pumpkin vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between pumpkin and danish pastry?

  • Pumpkin is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet danish pastry is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
  • Pumpkin's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 168% more.
  • Pumpkin has 90 times more vitamin C than danish pastry. While pumpkin has 9mg of vitamin C, danish pastry has only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pumpkin is lower.

We used Pumpkin, raw and Danish pastry, cheese types in this article.

Infographic

Pumpkin vs Danish pastry infographic
Infographic link

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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
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 PotassiumPotassium +246.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6200%

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
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 +8900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1117.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +202.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +527.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +145.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Danish pastry DV% diff.
Vitamin A 426µg 35µg 43%
Selenium 0.3µg 18.9µg 34%
Fats 0.1g 21.9g 34%
Saturated fat 0.052g 6.794g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 11.313g 28%
Sodium 1mg 417mg 18%
Calories 26kcal 374kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 2.575g 17%
Protein 1g 8g 14%
Iron 0.8mg 1.8mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.26mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.19mg 12%
Folate 16µg 60µg 11%
Carbs 6.5g 37.2g 10%
Vitamin C 9mg 0.1mg 10%
Manganese 0.125mg 0.351mg 10%
Phosphorus 44mg 108mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 2mg 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.2µg 8%
Potassium 340mg 98mg 7%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 6.9µg 5%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 0.35mg 5%
Copper 0.127mg 0.089mg 4%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.04mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 1g 2%
Choline 8.2mg 20.1mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 15mg 1%
Calcium 21mg 35mg 1%
Net carbs 6g 36.2g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 2.76g 6.95g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 0.304mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.293mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.644mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0.43mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.174mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.402mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.412mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.205mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 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 +191.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +700%
Contains more FatsFats +21800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +472.3%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 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 -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +86923.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51400%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.