Shortcake vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shortcake and danish pastry

Shortcake has more calcium, vitamin B1, and iron, while danish pastry has more fats and vitamin B12.
Shortcake's daily need coverage for calcium is 17% higher.
Danish pastry contains 2 times less vitamin B1 than shortcake. Shortcake contains 0.311mg of vitamin B1, while danish pastry contains 0.19mg.
The amount of saturated fat in shortcake is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Danish pastry, cheese.

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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.

Shortcake

Danish pastry

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+485.7%
Contains more IronIron	+41.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.4%

Contains more CopperCopper	+17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

~equal in Potassium ~98mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.351mg

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.

Shortcake

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+63.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	205mg	35mg	17%
Saturated fat	3.772g	6.794g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	11.313g	13%
Fats	14.2g	21.9g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.19mg	10%
Iron	2.54mg	1.8mg	9%
Cholesterol	3mg	23mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	2.575g	7%
Vitamin K		6.9µg	6%
Phosphorus	143mg	108mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.2µg	5%
Protein	6.1g	8g	4%
Carbs	48.5g	37.2g	4%
Fiber		1g	4%
Sodium	506mg	417mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	2mg	4%
Choline		20.1mg	4%
Selenium	17µg	18.9µg	3%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.7mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	35µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.35mg	2%
Folate	53µg	60µg	2%
Calories	346kcal	374kcal	1%
Copper	0.076mg	0.089mg	1%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.351mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.26mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.304mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.04mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	567kcal	468kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Magnesium	16mg	15mg	0%
Potassium	106mg	98mg	0%
Sugar		6.95g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A