Angel food cake vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between angel food cake and croissant

Angel food cake is higher in phosphorus and vitamin B2, yet croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and folate.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than angel food cake.
Angel food cake contains 3 times more phosphorus than croissant. While angel food cake contains 324mg of phosphorus, croissant contains only 105mg.
The amount of saturated fat in angel food cake is lower.
The glycemic index of croissant is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Croissants, butter.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Angel food cake

Croissant

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+278.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+208.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.9%
Contains more IronIron	+290.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+971.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+288.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+211%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Angel food cake

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+103.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+280.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+151.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.121g	11.659g	52%
Fats	0.8g	21g	31%
Phosphorus	324mg	105mg	31%
Selenium	7.3µg	22.7µg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.388mg	24%
Vitamin A	0µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.241mg	19%
Iron	0.52mg	2.03mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	5.525g	14%
Folate	35µg	88µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0.861mg	13%
Sodium	749mg	467mg	12%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.33mg	11%
Calcium	140mg	37mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	2.188mg	8%
Choline		38.8mg	7%
Calories	258kcal	406kcal	7%
Vitamin E		0.84mg	6%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.75mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	1.094g	5%
Protein	5.9g	8.2g	5%
Carbs	57.8g	45.8g	4%
Fiber	1.5g	2.6g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.16µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.058mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Potassium	93mg	118mg	1%
Magnesium	12mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	56.3g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar		11.26g	N/A
Copper	0.078mg	0.08mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.002g	N/A