Yellow cake vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between yellow cake and danish pastry

Yellow cake has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and copper; however, danish pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, protein, folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
Yellow cake covers your daily vitamin E needs 28% more than danish pastry.
Danish pastry contains 4 times less vitamin K than yellow cake. Yellow cake contains 25.1µg of vitamin K, while danish pastry contains 6.9µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 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.

Yellow cake

Danish pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.8%
Contains more IronIron	+12.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.7%

Contains more ZincZinc	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+220.3%

~equal in Calcium ~35mg

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.

Yellow cake

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+263.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+341.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+179.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+172.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.474g		30%
Vitamin E	4.5mg	0.35mg	28%
Selenium	5.9µg	18.9µg	24%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	3.999g		24%
Vitamin K	25.1µg	6.9µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.728g	2.575g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.26mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.19mg	12%
Protein	3.16g	8g	10%
Folate	22µg	60µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.214g	11.313g	10%
Copper	0.159mg	0.089mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.8mg	2mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.2µg	8%
Fats	17.75g	21.9g	6%
Carbs	55.36g	37.2g	6%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.351mg	6%
Sodium	310mg	417mg	5%
Saturated fat	5.793g	6.794g	5%
Starch	8.55g		4%
Phosphorus	138mg	108mg	4%
Potassium	187mg	98mg	3%
Iron	2.03mg	1.8mg	3%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.7mg	3%
Vitamin A	7µg	35µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.165mg	0.304mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.04mg	3%
Cholesterol	16mg	23mg	2%
Fiber	1.5g	1g	2%
Vitamin D*	6 IU	2 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	15mg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Calories	379kcal	374kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	0.83g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1199kcal	468kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	2	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	53.86g	36.2g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	35mg	0%
Sugar	39.22g	6.95g	N/A
Trans fat	1.313g		N/A
Choline	17.4mg	20.1mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.089mg	0%
Threonine		0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.371mg	0%
Leucine		0.644mg	0%
Lysine		0.43mg	0%
Methionine		0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.402mg	0%
Valine		0.412mg	0%
Histidine		0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A