Cornbread vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cornbread and croissant

Cornbread has more phosphorus and calcium; however, croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 41% more.
Cornbread has 4 times more calcium than croissant. Cornbread has 135mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
Croissant is lower in sodium.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index than croissant.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs 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.

Cornbread

Croissant

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+272.4%

Contains more ZincZinc	+11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+160.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~2.03mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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.

Cornbread

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+488.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.188mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	105mg	41%
Saturated fat	3.732g	11.659g	36%
Selenium	8.7µg	22.7µg	25%
Vitamin A	35µg	206µg	19%
Fats	9.58g	21g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.388mg	17%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Calcium	135mg	37mg	10%
Folate	55µg	88µg	8%
Sodium	599mg	467mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.861mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	1.094g	6%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.33mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.241mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	5.525g	5%
Calories	330kcal	406kcal	4%
Choline	58.7mg	38.8mg	4%
Protein	6.59g	8.2g	3%
Carbs	54.46g	45.8g	3%
Cholesterol	57mg	67mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.16µg	3%
Iron	1.85mg	2.03mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.84mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.058mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	1.8µg	2%
Fiber	2.3g	2.6g	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.08mg	1%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.75mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.188mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	43.2g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	133mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g	11.26g	N/A
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.187mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.076g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.043g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.726g		N/A