Croissant vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are croissant and beans different?
- Croissant has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin A; however, beans are richer in copper.
- Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than beans.
- Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of beans is 33.
Croissants, butter and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added 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.
Contains more IronIron | +600% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +404.4% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +35.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +150.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +157.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +86.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4020% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +460% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +158.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +301.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +408.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +125% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +266.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +26% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1450% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +124.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Saturated fat | 11.659g | 0.103g | 53% |
Selenium | 22.7µg | 4.5µg | 33% |
Fats | 21g | 0.4g | 32% |
Cholesterol | 67mg | 0mg | 22% |
Iron | 2.03mg | 0.29mg | 22% |
Vitamin A | 206µg | 5µg | 22% |
Sodium | 467mg | 1mg | 20% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.388mg | 0.15mg | 20% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.861mg | 17% | |
Folate | 88µg | 24µg | 16% |
Calories | 406kcal | 105kcal | 15% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.525g | 0.035g | 14% |
Manganese | 0.33mg | 14% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.241mg | 0.06mg | 14% |
Copper | 0.08mg | 0.206mg | 14% |
Fiber | 2.6g | 5.5g | 12% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.188mg | 0.43mg | 11% |
Carbs | 45.8g | 20.49g | 8% |
Protein | 8.2g | 4.8g | 7% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.16µg | 0µg | 7% |
Zinc | 0.75mg | 1.4mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.094g | 0.172g | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.058mg | 0.13mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.84mg | 0.15mg | 5% |
Potassium | 118mg | 296mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 16mg | 32mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 3.1mg | 3% |
Choline | 38.8mg | 30.8mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 0.8µg | 1% |
Calcium | 37mg | 50mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 43.2g | 14.99g | N/A |
Sugar | 11.26g | 7.78g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 105mg | 104mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.099mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.284mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.365mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.623mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.329mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.175mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.416mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.41mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.187mg | 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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +70.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +5150% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +123.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +212.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +15685.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +536% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.1% |