Angel food cake vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between angel food cake and pastry

Angel food cake has more phosphorus and vitamin B2; however, pastry is higher in fats, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Pastry covers your daily need for fats 57% more than angel food cake.
Angel food cake has 5 times more phosphorus than pastry. While angel food cake has 324mg of phosphorus, pastry has only 60mg.
Pastry has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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.

Angel food cake

Pastry

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+440%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+392.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+657.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+474.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+231.5%

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.

Angel food cake

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+290.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+372%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+122.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	0.8g	38.1g	57%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	21.597g	54%
Saturated fat	0.121g	9.643g	43%
Phosphorus	324mg	60mg	38%
Selenium	7.3µg	24.2µg	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	4.894g	30%
Iron	0.52mg	2.56mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.398mg	25%
Sodium	749mg	249mg	22%
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	4.168mg	21%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.488mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.283mg	16%
Calories	258kcal	551kcal	15%
Calcium	140mg	10mg	13%
Vitamin K		16.1µg	13%
Folate	35µg	78µg	11%
Carbs	57.8g	45.1g	4%
Copper	0.078mg	0.114mg	4%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.53mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0mg	4%
Protein	5.9g	7.3g	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0µg	3%
Magnesium	12mg	16mg	1%
Potassium	93mg	61mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.021mg	1%
Choline		6.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	437kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	56.3g	43.6g	N/A
Sugar		0.74g	N/A
Fiber	1.5g	1.5g	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.156mg	0%