Butter cookie vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between butter cookie and croissant

Butter cookie is richer in copper, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, yet croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin B5, fiber, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for selenium for croissant is 26% higher.
Butter cookie contains 3 times more copper than croissant. Butter cookie contains 0.2mg of copper, while croissant contains 0.08mg.
Croissant contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched 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.

Butter cookie

Croissant

Contains more CopperCopper	+150%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+170.2%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Iron ~2.03mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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.

Butter cookie

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+44.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+496.9%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.388mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	8.4µg	22.7µg	26%
Cholesterol	117mg	67mg	17%
Copper	0.2mg	0.08mg	13%
Sodium	282mg	467mg	8%
Carbs	68.9g	45.8g	8%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.16µg	8%
Manganese	0.17mg	0.33mg	7%
Fiber	0.8g	2.6g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.335mg	0.241mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.488mg	0.861mg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.19mg	2.188mg	6%
Choline	6.5mg	38.8mg	6%
Vitamin A	165µg	206µg	5%
Protein	6.1g	8.2g	4%
Folate	76µg	88µg	3%
Saturated fat	11.051g	11.659g	3%
Zinc	0.38mg	0.75mg	3%
Fats	18.8g	21g	3%
Calories	467kcal	406kcal	3%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.058mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.37mg	0.388mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Iron	2.22mg	2.03mg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	0IU	2%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.84mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.982g	1.094g	1%
Calcium	29mg	37mg	1%
Magnesium	12mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	68.1g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	111mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	20.24g	11.26g	N/A
Phosphorus	102mg	105mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.8µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	5.522g	5.525g	0%
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.215mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.277mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.308mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.299mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.315mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.011g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.002g	N/A