Shortcake vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shortcake and puff pastry?

Shortcake is higher in calcium and phosphorus, yet puff pastry is higher in fats, selenium, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Puff pastry's daily need coverage for fats is 37% more.
Shortcake has 21 times more calcium than puff pastry. While shortcake has 205mg of calcium, puff pastry has only 10mg.
The amount of sodium in puff pastry is lower.

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

Shortcake

Puff pastry

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

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

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~2.6mg

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

Puff pastry

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	+∞%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.323mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.258mg

~equal in Folate ~55µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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