Broad beans vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broad beans and croissant different?

Broad beans have more vitamin C; however, croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and folate.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than broad beans.
Broad beans have 99 times more vitamin C than croissant. Broad beans have 19.8mg of vitamin C, while croissant has 0.2mg.
Broad beans contain less sodium.
Broad beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of broad beans is 79, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Croissants, butter types were used in this article.

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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.

Broad beans

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+63.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+105.6%
Contains more IronIron	+35.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+59.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2170%

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.

Broad beans

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+9800%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+203.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+167.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+82.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1204.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+51.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.142g	11.659g	52%
Selenium	1µg	22.7µg	39%
Fats	0.5g	21g	32%
Vitamin C	19.8mg	0.2mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.388mg	22%
Vitamin A	14µg	206µg	21%
Sodium	41mg	467mg	19%
Calories	62kcal	406kcal	17%
Vitamin B5	0.066mg	0.861mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	5.525g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.241mg	12%
Carbs	10.1g	45.8g	12%
Folate	58µg	88µg	8%
Iron	1.5mg	2.03mg	7%
Choline		38.8mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Protein	4.8g	8.2g	7%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	2.188mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.84mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.303g	1.094g	5%
Phosphorus	73mg	105mg	5%
Magnesium	31mg	16mg	4%
Fiber	3.6g	2.6g	4%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.75mg	3%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.33mg	3%
Calcium	18mg	37mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.029mg	0.058mg	2%
Potassium	193mg	118mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.08mg	2%
Net carbs	6.5g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar		11.26g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.178mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.215mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.37mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.313mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.037mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.235mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.002g	N/A