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Toffee vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are toffee and danish pastry different?

  • Toffee is richer in vitamin A, while danish pastry is higher in selenium, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Toffee covers your daily need for saturated fat, 69% more than danish pastry.
  • Toffee contains 9 times more vitamin A than danish pastry. Toffee contains 1152IU of vitamin A, while danish pastry contains 128IU.
  • Danish pastry is lower in cholesterol.

Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Danish pastry, cheese types were used 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.
Toffee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
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 less SodiumSodium -67.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.2%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +483.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +237.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2262.5%
~equal in Calcium ~35mg

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.
Toffee
Toffee
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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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +811.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +168.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6796.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +146.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Danish pastry DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 6.794g 63%
Selenium 0.8µg 18.9µg 33%
Vitamin A 319µg 35µg 32%
Cholesterol 104mg 23mg 27%
Iron 0.03mg 1.8mg 22%
Fats 32.75g 21.9g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.26mg 15%
Folate 2µg 60µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.19mg 15%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.351mg 15%
Protein 1.07g 8g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 2mg 12%
Sodium 135mg 417mg 12%
Phosphorus 32mg 108mg 11%
Copper 0.003mg 0.089mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 2.575g 9%
Calories 560kcal 374kcal 9%
Carbs 64.72g 37.2g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 11.313g 6%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.7mg 5%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.35mg 4%
Fiber 0g 1g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.2µg 4%
Magnesium 4mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.304mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 6.9µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.04mg 2%
Potassium 51mg 98mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 36.2g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Calcium 34mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 63.47g 6.95g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.293mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.644mg 0%
Lysine 0.43mg 0%
Methionine 0.174mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0%
Valine 0.412mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 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 FatsFats +49.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74%
Contains more ProteinProtein +647.7%
Contains more WaterWater +5609.1%
Contains more OtherOther +64.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 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 -67%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +110.7%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.