Crackers vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crackers and croissant different?

Crackers have more vitamin K, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and vitamin B3; however, croissant is richer in selenium and vitamin A.
Crackers cover your daily need for vitamin K 56% more than croissant.
Crackers have 4 times more vitamin E than croissant. Crackers have 3.03mg of vitamin E, while croissant has 0.84mg.
Crackers contain less saturated fat.

Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Croissants, butter types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crackers

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+224.3%
Contains more IronIron	+98.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+136.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+53.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+238.8%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crackers

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+260.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+98.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3750%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+106.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.388mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg

~equal in Folate ~88µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.485g		93%
Polyunsaturated fat	13.137g	1.094g	80%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	11.48g		68%
Vitamin K	69.3µg	1.8µg	56%
Selenium	6.7µg	22.7µg	29%
Saturated fat	5.562g	11.659g	28%
Iron	4.03mg	2.03mg	25%
Vitamin A	0µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Starch	49.69g		20%
Phosphorus	248mg	105mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.456mg	0.241mg	17%
Vitamin E	3.03mg	0.84mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.352mg	2.188mg	14%
Sodium	726mg	467mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.861mg	9%
Fats	26.43g	21g	8%
Calcium	120mg	37mg	8%
Manganese	0.491mg	0.33mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Calories	510kcal	406kcal	5%
Carbs	61.3g	45.8g	5%
Choline	9.6mg	38.8mg	5%
Protein	6.64g	8.2g	3%
Copper	0.104mg	0.08mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	6.553g	5.525g	3%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.75mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.416mg	0.388mg	2%
Fiber	2.3g	2.6g	1%
Folate	92µg	88µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	768kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	20g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	59g	43.2g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	118mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	8.18g	11.26g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.063mg	0.058mg	0%
Trans fat	1.076g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.193mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.246mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.471mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.103mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.112mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.331mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.294mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.145mg	0.187mg	0%
Fructose	0.29g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.062g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.009g		N/A