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Croissant vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between croissant and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B5 than croissant.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Croissants, butter and Sugars, brown.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more IronIron +185.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +70.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2525%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +415.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1791.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +124.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1889.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +552.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +8700%
Contains more CholineCholine +1587%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Brown sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 1.2µg 39%
Fats 21g 0g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Folate 88µg 1µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0mg 19%
Sodium 467mg 28mg 19%
Iron 2.03mg 0.71mg 17%
Carbs 45.8g 98.09g 17%
Protein 8.2g 0.12g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.132mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0g 14%
Phosphorus 105mg 4mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.11mg 13%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.064mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Choline 38.8mg 2.3mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.03mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0g 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 37mg 83mg 5%
Copper 0.08mg 0.047mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Calories 406kcal 380kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 98.09g N/A
Potassium 118mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g 97.02g N/A
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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6733.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1631.3%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +114.2%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.