Croissant vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between croissant and barbecue chicken

Croissant has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B5, manganese, vitamin A, and iron; however, barbecue chicken is richer in vitamin B3 and phosphorus.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 39% more than barbecue chicken.
Barbecue chicken has 66 times less manganese than croissant. Croissant has 0.33mg of manganese, while barbecue chicken has 0.005mg.
Barbecue chicken contains less saturated fat.
Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of barbecue chicken is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Croissants, butter and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin.

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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

Barbecue chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+131.3%
Contains more IronIron	+113.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6500%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+137.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+107.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+930%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+82.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+605.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+466.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+162%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+229.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+193.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+62.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.227mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	3.927g	35%
Protein	8.2g	22.51g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.055mg	28%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	5.732mg	22%
Vitamin A	206µg	20µg	21%
Folate	88µg	8µg	20%
Cholesterol	67mg	127mg	20%
Phosphorus	105mg	218mg	16%
Carbs	45.8g	0.12g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.152mg	14%
Iron	2.03mg	0.95mg	14%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.005mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.47µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.191mg	10%
Fiber	2.6g	0g	10%
Calories	406kcal	226kcal	9%
Fats	21g	15.08g	9%
Zinc	0.75mg	1.78mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	2.038g	6%
Sodium	467mg	335mg	6%
Potassium	118mg	255mg	4%
Choline	38.8mg	62.9mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.46mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	6.446g	2%
Calcium	37mg	16mg	2%
Selenium	22.7µg	22µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	21mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.227mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	0.12g	N/A
Sugar	11.26g	0.12g	N/A
Copper	0.08mg	0.077mg	0%
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.011g	N/A