Danish pastry nutrition, glycemic index, calories, net carbs & more

Carbohydrates in Danish pastry
Danish is a multilayered sweet pastry containing a lot of butter. However, carbs are the majority of the macronutrients this food contains. Danish pastry consists of approximately 37% carbohydrates, 31% water, 22% fats, and 10% other nutrients.
Carbohydrates per 100g
Danish pastry provides 37.2g of carbs per 100g.
This amount equals 12% of the daily carbohydrate requirements.
Macronutrients chart
Danish pastry is higher in carbs than 75% of all foods.
Carbs per serving size
Danish is served in one pastry, equalling 71 grams. One serving of this food provides 26.4g of carbs.
Carbohydrate type breakdown
In a 100g of Danish pastry, only 1 gram is fiber.
The rest of the carbs, equalling 36.2g, is provided by net carbs, nearly 7g of which are sugars.
Fiber content ratio for Danish pastry
COMPARISON TO OTHER FOODS
Food |
Carbs per serving |
Carbs per 100g |
Danish pastry |
26.4g (71g) |
37.2g |
16.2g (65g) |
25g |
|
18.3g (40g) |
45.7g |
|
49.2g (147g) |
33.5g |
|
59.9g (113g) |
53g |
|
69.3g (180g) |
38.5g |
Important nutritional characteristics for Danish pastry

Danish pastry Glycemic index (GI)
Danish pastry Glycemic load (GL)
Mineral coverage chart
Mineral chart - relative view
Vitamin coverage chart
Vitamin chart - relative view
Protein quality breakdown
Fat type information
All nutrients for Danish pastry per 100g
Nutrient | Value | DV% | In TOP % of foods | Comparison |
Calories | 374kcal | 19% | 19% |
8 times more than Orange![]() |
Protein | 8g | 19% | 50% |
2.8 times more than Broccoli![]() |
Fats | 21.9g | 34% | 13% |
1.5 times less than Cheese![]() |
Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% | 53% |
530 times less than Lemon![]() |
Net carbs | 36.2g | N/A | 24% |
1.5 times less than Chocolate![]() |
Carbs | 37.2g | 12% | 25% |
1.3 times more than Rice![]() |
Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% | 43% |
16.2 times less than Egg![]() |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0% | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Iron | 1.8mg | 23% | 41% |
1.4 times less than Beef![]() |
Calcium | 35mg | 4% | 41% |
3.6 times less than Milk![]() |
Potassium | 98mg | 3% | 83% |
1.5 times less than Cucumber![]() |
Magnesium | 15mg | 4% | 73% |
9.3 times less than Almond![]() |
Sugar | 6.95g | N/A | 44% |
1.3 times less than Coca-Cola![]() |
Fiber | 1g | 4% | 50% |
2.4 times less than Orange![]() |
Copper | 0.09mg | 10% | 58% |
1.6 times less than Shiitake![]() |
Zinc | 0.7mg | 6% | 61% |
9 times less than Beef![]() |
Phosphorus | 108mg | 15% | 62% |
1.7 times less than Chicken meat![]() |
Sodium | 417mg | 18% | 25% |
1.2 times less than White Bread![]() |
Vitamin A | 128IU | 3% | 40% |
130.5 times less than Carrot![]() |
Vitamin A RAE | 35µg | 4% | 38% | |
Vitamin E | 0.35mg | 2% | 64% |
4.2 times less than Kiwifruit![]() |
Selenium | 18.9µg | 34% | 48% | |
Manganese | 0.35mg | 15% | 43% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.19mg | 16% | 35% |
1.4 times less than Pea raw![]() |
Vitamin B2 | 0.26mg | 20% | 32% |
2 times more than Avocado![]() |
Vitamin B3 | 2mg | 13% | 58% |
4.8 times less than Turkey meat![]() |
Vitamin B5 | 0.3mg | 6% | 73% |
3.7 times less than Sunflower seed![]() |
Vitamin B6 | 0.04mg | 3% | 83% |
3 times less than Oat![]() |
Vitamin B12 | 0.2µg | 8% | 58% |
3.5 times less than Pork![]() |
Vitamin K | 6.9µg | 6% | 53% |
14.7 times less than Broccoli![]() |
Folate | 60µg | 15% | 32% |
Equal to Brussels sprout![]() |
Saturated Fat | 6.79g | 34% | 19% |
1.2 times more than Beef![]() |
Monounsaturated Fat | 11.31g | N/A | 14% |
1.2 times more than Avocado![]() |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.58g | N/A | 27% |
18.3 times less than Walnut![]() |
Tryptophan | 0.09mg | 0% | 80% |
3.4 times less than Chicken meat![]() |
Threonine | 0.29mg | 0% | 79% |
2.5 times less than Beef![]() |
Isoleucine | 0.37mg | 0% | 78% |
2.5 times less than Salmon![]() |
Leucine | 0.64mg | 0% | 79% |
3.8 times less than Tuna![]() |
Lysine | 0.43mg | 0% | 77% |
1.1 times less than Tofu![]() |
Methionine | 0.17mg | 0% | 77% |
1.8 times more than Quinoa![]() |
Phenylalanine | 0.4mg | 0% | 79% |
1.7 times less than Egg![]() |
Valine | 0.41mg | 0% | 79% |
4.9 times less than Soybean raw![]() |
Histidine | 0.21mg | 0% | 79% |
3.7 times less than Turkey meat![]() |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | N/A | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | N/A | 51% |
1460 times less than Salmon![]() |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | N/A | 100% |
N/A![]() |
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References
The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article and glycemic index text the sources for which are presented separately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.