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Bread crumbs vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bread crumbs and croissant different?

  • Bread crumbs have more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, copper, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, croissant is richer in vitamin A.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 52% more than bread crumbs.
  • Bread crumbs have 5 times more calcium than croissant. Bread crumbs have 183mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
  • Bread crumbs contain less saturated fat.

Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 55% 17% 181% 85% 40% 71% 95% 120% 137%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +394.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.1%
Contains more IronIron +137.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +178.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.2%
~equal in Selenium ~22.7µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 242% 93% 124% 33% 28% 44% 17% 80% 8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +149.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bread crumbs Croissant DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.967mg 0.388mg 48%
Saturated fat 1.203g 11.659g 48%
Iron 4.83mg 2.03mg 35%
Vitamin B3 6.634mg 2.188mg 28%
Manganese 0.919mg 0.33mg 26%
Starch 59.66g 25%
Fats 5.3g 21g 24%
Vitamin A 0µg 206µg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Copper 0.255mg 0.08mg 19%
Calcium 183mg 37mg 15%
Sodium 732mg 467mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.403mg 0.241mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 1.023g 5.525g 11%
Protein 13.35g 8.2g 10%
Phosphorus 165mg 105mg 9%
Carbs 71.98g 45.8g 9%
Fiber 4.5g 2.6g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.35µg 0.16µg 8%
Zinc 1.45mg 0.75mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.552mg 0.861mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.06g 1.094g 6%
Magnesium 43mg 16mg 6%
Selenium 25.2µg 22.7µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.84mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.058mg 5%
Folate 107µg 88µg 5%
Vitamin K 6.6µg 1.8µg 4%
Choline 14.6mg 38.8mg 4%
Fructose 2.46g 3%
Potassium 196mg 118mg 2%
Calories 395kcal 406kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 67.48g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.427mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.544mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.963mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.43mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.232mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.655mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.6mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.296mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 5% 72% 7% 3%
Protein: 13.35 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 71.98 g
Water: 6.51 g
Other: 2.86 g
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.2%
Contains more OtherOther +58.9%
Contains more FatsFats +296.2%
Contains more WaterWater +256.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 24% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 g
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +440.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bread crumbs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174928/nutrients
  2. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.