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Corn syrup vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn syrup and croissant different?

  • Corn syrup contains less selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin A than croissant.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn syrup is 90, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Syrups, corn, dark 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
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 less SodiumSodium -66.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +168.2%
Contains more IronIron +448.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +854.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +230%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +682.8%

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% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3427.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2577.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10840%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3643.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +191.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 11.659g 53%
Selenium 2.9µg 22.7µg 36%
Fats 0g 21g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.388mg 31%
Vitamin A 0µg 206µg 23%
Folate 0µg 88µg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Iron 0.37mg 2.03mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.241mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0.861mg 17%
Protein 0g 8.2g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 2.188mg 14%
Sodium 155mg 467mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 5.525g 14%
Phosphorus 11mg 105mg 13%
Carbs 77.59g 45.8g 11%
Fiber 0g 2.6g 10%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.33mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.094g 7%
Calories 286kcal 406kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.84mg 6%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.75mg 6%
Choline 13.3mg 38.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.058mg 4%
Copper 0.053mg 0.08mg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 16mg 2%
Potassium 44mg 118mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.8µg 2%
Calcium 18mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 77.59g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 77.59g 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 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 CarbsCarbs +69.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +350%
~equal in Water ~23.2g

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.