Croissant vs. Cheesecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between croissant and cheesecake?

Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B3, fiber, manganese, copper, and vitamin B5 than cheesecake.
Croissant's daily need coverage for selenium is 32% higher.
Cheesecake has 14 times less vitamin B1 than croissant. Croissant has 0.388mg of vitamin B1, while cheesecake has 0.028mg.
Cheesecake is lower in saturated fat.

We used Croissants, butter and Cheesecake commercially prepared types in this comparison.

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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

Cheesecake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.1%
Contains more IronIron	+222.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+300%
Contains more ZincZinc	+47.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+135.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+336.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+37.8%

~equal in Sodium ~438mg

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

Cheesecake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+29.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1022.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+388.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+18.3%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	22.7µg	5.2µg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.028mg	30%
Folate	88µg	18µg	18%
Iron	2.03mg	0.63mg	18%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	0.195mg	12%
Fiber	2.6g	0.4g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	8.634g	8%
Saturated fat	11.659g	9.921g	8%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.14mg	8%
Carbs	45.8g	25.5g	7%
Copper	0.08mg	0.02mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.571mg	6%
Vitamin A	206µg	159µg	5%
Protein	8.2g	5.5g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.193mg	4%
Calories	406kcal	321kcal	4%
Cholesterol	67mg	55mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	1.602g	3%
Phosphorus	105mg	93mg	2%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.51mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.56mg	2%
Fats	21g	22.5g	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	4.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	18IU	2%
Sodium	467mg	438mg	1%
Choline	38.8mg	45.9mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	11mg	1%
Calcium	37mg	51mg	1%
Potassium	118mg	90mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	25.1g	N/A
Sugar	11.26g	21.8g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.052mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.064mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.222mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.281mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.464mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.372mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.136mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.258mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.314mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.133mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.005g	N/A