Croissant vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and banana bread different?

Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B5, iron, and phosphorus; however, banana bread is richer in vitamin B6.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 47% more than banana bread.
Croissant has 3 times more vitamin B5 than banana bread. Croissant has 0.861mg of vitamin B5, while banana bread has 0.268mg.
Banana bread contains less saturated fat.

Croissants, butter and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine 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.

Croissant

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+76.2%
Contains more IronIron	+45%
Contains more ZincZinc	+114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+87.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.072mg

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.

Croissant

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+94.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+221.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+750%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+158.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	2.237g	43%
Selenium	22.7µg	12.1µg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.172mg	18%
Fats	21g	10.5g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	3.13g	14%
Folate	88µg	33µg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.268mg	12%
Vitamin A	206µg	106µg	11%
Protein	8.2g	4.3g	8%
Cholesterol	67mg	43mg	8%
Iron	2.03mg	1.4mg	8%
Sodium	467mg	302mg	7%
Phosphorus	105mg	58mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.15mg	7%
Choline	38.8mg		7%
Fiber	2.6g	1.1g	6%
Vitamin E	0.84mg		6%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	1.446mg	5%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.209mg	5%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.35mg	4%
Calories	406kcal	326kcal	4%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.1µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	4.48g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.2mg	3%
Carbs	45.8g	54.6g	3%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Calcium	37mg	21mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1.7mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.072mg	1%
Net carbs	43.2g	53.5g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	118mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.053mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.182mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.327mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.18mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.218mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.209mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.113mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.004g	N/A