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

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Differences between yellow cake and puff pastry

Yellow cake is higher in vitamin E and phosphorus; however, puff pastry is richer in selenium, fats, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, protein, and folate.
Puff pastry's daily need coverage for selenium is 34% higher.
Yellow cake has 8 times more vitamin E than puff pastry. While yellow cake has 4.5mg of vitamin E, puff pastry has only 0.55mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Yellow cake

Puff pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+201.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130%

Contains more IronIron	+28.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+123%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+315.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Yellow cake

Puff pastry

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+54%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+651.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+375%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	22.228g	117%
Selenium	5.9µg	24.5µg	34%
Fats	17.75g	38.5g	32%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.474g		30%
Vitamin E	4.5mg	0.55mg	26%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.999g		24%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.323mg	23%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	3.8mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.258mg	13%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.495mg	12%
Phosphorus	138mg	60mg	11%
Calories	379kcal	558kcal	9%
Protein	3.16g	7.4g	8%
Folate	22µg	55µg	8%
Iron	2.03mg	2.6mg	7%
Vitamin K	25.1µg	16.3µg	7%
Cholesterol	16mg	0mg	5%
Copper	0.159mg	0.115mg	5%
Potassium	187mg	62mg	4%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	8.828g	4%
Carbs	55.36g	45.7g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	10mg	2%
Sodium	310mg	253mg	2%
Choline	17.4mg	6.2mg	2%
Vitamin D*	6 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	16mg	1%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.54mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.019mg	1%
Saturated fat	5.793g	5.502g	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.83g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1199kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	5.6	N/A
Net carbs	53.86g	44.2g	N/A
Sugar	39.22g	0.75g	N/A
Fiber	1.5g	1.5g	0%
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.086mg	0%
Threonine		0.198mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.275mg	0%
Leucine		0.514mg	0%
Lysine		0.144mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.367mg	0%
Valine		0.312mg	0%
Histidine		0.158mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A