Puff pastry vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between puff pastry and shortcake?

Puff pastry is higher in fats, selenium, vitamin B3, and manganese, yet shortcake is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
Puff pastry's daily need coverage for fats is 37% more.
Puff pastry has 2 times more manganese than shortcake. While puff pastry has 0.495mg of manganese, shortcake has only 0.33mg.
The amount of saturated fat in shortcake is lower.

We used Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe types in this article.

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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.

Puff pastry

Shortcake

Contains more CopperCopper	+51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+138.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~2.54mg

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.

Puff pastry

Shortcake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.311mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.272mg

~equal in Folate ~53µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	3.632g	124%
Fats	38.5g	14.2g	37%
Calcium	10mg	205mg	20%
Selenium	24.5µg	17µg	14%
Vitamin K	16.3µg		14%
Phosphorus	60mg	143mg	12%
Calories	558kcal	346kcal	11%
Sodium	253mg	506mg	11%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	2.573mg	8%
Saturated fat	5.502g	3.772g	8%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.33mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	6.045g	7%
Fiber	1.5g		6%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.248mg	5%
Copper	0.115mg	0.076mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Protein	7.4g	6.1g	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.07µg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	18µg	2%
Carbs	45.7g	48.5g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Potassium	62mg	106mg	1%
Iron	2.6mg	2.54mg	1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.48mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.311mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.272mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.03mg	1%
Folate	55µg	53µg	1%
Choline	6.2mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	567kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	44.2g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.198mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.238mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.449mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.197mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.302mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.273mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.14mg	0%