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Croissant vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and bananas different?

  • Croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin B2; however, bananas are richer in vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for croissant is 58% higher.

Croissants, butter and Bananas, raw are the varieties 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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +640%
Contains more IronIron +680.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +377.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2170%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +203.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.078mg

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% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +740%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +157.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +260%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
Contains more CholineCholine +295.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +532.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Banana DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.112g 52%
Selenium 22.7µg 1µg 39%
Fats 21g 0.33g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.031mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.367mg 24%
Vitamin A 206µg 3µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Iron 2.03mg 0.26mg 22%
Sodium 467mg 1mg 20%
Folate 88µg 20µg 17%
Calories 406kcal 89kcal 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.032g 14%
Protein 8.2g 1.09g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.073mg 13%
Phosphorus 105mg 22mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.334mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.665mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 8.7mg 9%
Carbs 45.8g 22.84g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.073g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 118mg 358mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.15mg 5%
Choline 38.8mg 9.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.1mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 5mg 3%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.27mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 27mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.5µg 1%
Net carbs 43.2g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 12.23g N/A
Fiber 2.6g 2.6g 0%
Copper 0.08mg 0.078mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +652.3%
Contains more FatsFats +6263.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.5%
Contains more OtherOther +116.9%
Contains more WaterWater +222.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17165.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1398.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.