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Croissant vs. Bread crumbs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and bread crumbs different?

  • Croissant has more vitamin A; however, bread crumbs are richer in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, copper, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 52% more than bread crumbs.

Croissants, butter and Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 55% 17% 181% 85% 40% 71% 95% 120% 137%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +394.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.1%
Contains more IronIron +137.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +178.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11%

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%
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% 0% 1.6% 0% 242% 93% 124% 33% 28% 44% 17% 80% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +149.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Bread crumbs DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.967mg 48%
Saturated fat 11.659g 1.203g 48%
Iron 2.03mg 4.83mg 35%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 6.634mg 28%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.919mg 26%
Starch 59.66g 25%
Fats 21g 5.3g 24%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Copper 0.08mg 0.255mg 19%
Calcium 37mg 183mg 15%
Sodium 467mg 732mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.403mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 1.023g 11%
Protein 8.2g 13.35g 10%
Phosphorus 105mg 165mg 9%
Carbs 45.8g 71.98g 9%
Fiber 2.6g 4.5g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.35µg 8%
Zinc 0.75mg 1.45mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.552mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 2.06g 6%
Magnesium 16mg 43mg 6%
Selenium 22.7µg 25.2µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.121mg 5%
Folate 88µg 107µg 5%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 6.6µg 4%
Choline 38.8mg 14.6mg 4%
Fructose 2.46g 3%
Potassium 118mg 196mg 2%
Calories 406kcal 395kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 67.48g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 6.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.162mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.427mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.544mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.963mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.43mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.232mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.655mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.6mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.296mg 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
13% 5% 72% 7% 3%
Protein: 13.35 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 71.98 g
Water: 6.51 g
Other: 2.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +296.2%
Contains more WaterWater +256.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.2%
Contains more OtherOther +58.9%

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
28% 24% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +440.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.3%

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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. Bread crumbs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174928/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.