24 %
Vitamin A contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to the maintenance of normal vision and to the maintenance of normal skin.
How many calories are in shortcrust pastry?
261kcal
in a 60 g slice
435 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 11-1017. Checked 5 October 2026.
15.3 gFat
3.4 gProtein
1.4 gFibre
24 %Daily vitamin A
What’s in a 60 g slice
About a third of a slice is carbohydrate, 0.3 g of it sugars and 29 g starch.
- 15.3 gFat
- 3.4 gProtein
- 29.3 gCarbohydrate
- 1.4 gFibre
- 12.3 gWater
About average for cakes, biscuits and pastries
Shortcrust pastry is 435 kcal per 100 g. The 134 cakes, biscuits and pastries in this database average 394.
Shortcrust pastry435
Cakes, biscuits and pastries average394
High in saturated fat
15.9 g of saturates per 100 g, which is red on a UK traffic-light label (the line is 5 g).
Saturates, per slice9.6 g
Fat, per slice15.3 g
Vitamins and minerals in shortcrust pastry
Two of the 22 reach the “high in” level, led by vitamin A.
Only a trace
- Vitamin C
Show all 22 with amounts
Chloride256 mg, 32 %
Vitamin A0.191 mg, 24 %
Manganese0.25 mg, 13 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.1 mg, 9.3 %
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.3 mg, 8.3 %
Phosphorus45.6 mg, 6.5 %
Copper0.05 mg, 5.4 %
Iron0.71 mg, 5.1 %
Calcium38.4 mg, 4.8 %
Iodine0.0072 mg, 4.8 %
Vitamin B60.07 mg, 4.7 %
Vitamin E0.55 mg, 4.6 %
Vitamin D0.00018 mg, 3.6 %
Potassium68.4 mg, 3.4 %
Folate0.006 mg, 3 %
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.17 mg, 2.8 %
Vitamin B120.00006 mg, 2.4 %
Magnesium9 mg, 2.4 %
Zinc0.24 mg, 2.4 %
Selenium0.0012 mg, 2.2 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.03 mg, 2.1 %
Biotin0.00066 mg, 1.3 %
Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”. A trace is shown as “trace” and never counts.
What shortcrust pastry doesn’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin C, and only 3.6 % of the selenium reference intake and 4 % of the zinc reference intake per 100 g.
Vitamin C
Tracein shortcrust pastry
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Selenium
3.6%in shortcrust pastry, per 100 g
Find it inKidney, pig, fried491 % per 100 g
Zinc
4%in shortcrust pastry, per 100 g
Find it inOysters, raw592 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
Or one scoop of Immufix
Every 25 g scoop declares 100 mg of vitamin C, 0.00125 mg of vitamin D and 0.075 mg of selenium, alongside other vitamins and minerals. Vitamin C, vitamin D and selenium contribute to the normal function of the immune system.
30-day money-back on your first pouch. 75 kcal and 9.9 g of sugars a scoop.
Try your first pouch
30-day money-back guarantee on your first qualifying pouch, less £10 shipping and handling.
Tracked UK delivery
Free standard delivery to UK addresses. Royal Mail 48 tracked, usually 2 to 3 working days.
Made in Cambridgeshire
Made in the UK since 1998, with every nutrient and its declared amount listed on the label.
Shortcrust pastry against other cakes, biscuits and pastries
Per 100 g, shortcrust pastry has the most vitamin A of the 6 here, ahead of brownies (chocolate).
0.319mg
0.256mg
0.086mg
0.054mg
0.008mg
0.002mg
Pastry, shortcrust, uncooked, homemadethis page
Brownies, chocolate−0.063 mg
Flapjacks, retail−0.233 mg
Cake, Swiss roll−0.265 mg
Cake, lardy−0.311 mg
All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against shortcrust pastry.
Since that first introduction in 1998, Immufix has remained a constant in my life.
Paula Radcliffe, ambassador and co-owner. Read her story
Taken every morning since 1998.
Paula Radcliffe has taken the same formula since she was 24. Customers rate Immufix 4.8 out of 5 from 89 reviews.
2:15:25World record, 2003
28Years, same routine
6London and New York wins
Review 1 of 3
Questions about shortcrust pastry
What the numbers say to the questions people actually search.
How many calories are in a portion of shortcrust pastry?
A typical portion (60 g, a slice) gives 261 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 435 kcal.
Is shortcrust pastry high in chloride?
Yes. Pastry, shortcrust, uncooked, homemade has 426 mg chloride per 100 g, 53 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.
Are these figures exact for shortcrust pastry?
No. They are calculated from a standard recipe in the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID, 2021). A different recipe, portion of sauce or cooking method will move them, so read them as a typical estimate.
Which vitamins and minerals does shortcrust pastry have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: chloride (426 mg, 53 %), vitamin A (0.319 mg, 40 %) and manganese (0.42 mg, 21 %) per 100 g.
How these numbers were made
Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 11-1017, Pastry, shortcrust, uncooked, homemade, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0; this record is a calculated recipe estimate. Main data references: As MW6. Recalculated in 2013. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a slice is 60 g, a slice, the usual UK portion for cakes, biscuits and pastries. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 134 cakes, biscuits and pastries kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample, and where no illustration of the exact food exists the nearest one is shown (here: Shortcrust Pastry). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More cakes, biscuits and pastries
From the same group, with calories per 100 g, and the foods with the most vitamin A.
More cakes, biscuits and pastries
- Biscuits, short, sweet479 kcal
- Cake, fruit, wholemeal366 kcal
- Choux buns395 kcal
- Iced buns, retail322 kcal
- Pastry, choux, cooked313 kcal
- Scones, fruit, wholemeal322 kcal
- All 134 cakes, biscuits and pastries