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Chocolate chip cookie vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate chip cookie and croissant?

  • Chocolate chip cookie is higher in copper, manganese, magnesium, and iron; however, croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Chocolate chip cookie's daily need coverage for copper is 34% more.
  • Croissant contains 3 times less magnesium than chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookie contains 55mg of magnesium, while croissant contains 16mg.
  • Croissant has less saturated fat.

We used Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter and Croissants, butter types 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 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
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 +243.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.3%
Contains more IronIron +22.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +102.7%
~equal in Calcium ~37mg
~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.
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% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 0%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +44.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +48.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +232.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate chip cookie Croissant DV% diff.
Copper 0.386mg 0.08mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.541g 1.094g 23%
Selenium 11.2µg 22.7µg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.184mg 0.388mg 17%
Manganese 0.663mg 0.33mg 14%
Folate 33µg 88µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.861mg 12%
Fats 28.4g 21g 11%
Saturated fat 14.071g 11.659g 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Magnesium 55mg 16mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 8.241g 5.525g 7%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Vitamin A 139µg 206µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Iron 2.48mg 2.03mg 6%
Sodium 341mg 467mg 5%
Protein 5.7g 8.2g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.365mg 2.188mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.241mg 5%
Calories 488kcal 406kcal 4%
Carbs 58.2g 45.8g 4%
Potassium 221mg 118mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.16µg 3%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.058mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Phosphorus 100mg 105mg 1%
Cholesterol 70mg 67mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 58.2g 43.2g N/A
Calcium 38mg 37mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.391mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.27mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.279mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.123mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 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 FatsFats +35.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.9%
Contains more WaterWater +307%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 31% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.241 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.541 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +315.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.1%

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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. Chocolate chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/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.