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Croissant vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and chicken meat different?

  • Croissant has more vitamin B1, folate, manganese, and vitamin A; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 39% more than croissant.
  • Croissant has 18 times more folate than chicken meat. Croissant has 88µg of folate, while chicken meat has 5µg.
  • Chicken meat contains less sodium.
  • Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Croissants, butter and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.7%
Contains more IronIron +61.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1550%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +73.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%
~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +329.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +515.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1660%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +287.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +589.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +69.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Chicken meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 8.487mg 39%
Protein 8.2g 27.3g 38%
Saturated fat 11.659g 3.79g 36%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.063mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.4mg 26%
Folate 88µg 5µg 21%
Vitamin A 206µg 48µg 18%
Sodium 467mg 82mg 17%
Carbs 45.8g 0g 15%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.02mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 2.97g 13%
Fats 21g 13.6g 11%
Zinc 0.75mg 1.94mg 11%
Phosphorus 105mg 182mg 11%
Iron 2.03mg 1.26mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Calories 406kcal 239kcal 8%
Cholesterol 67mg 88mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.3µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.168mg 6%
Choline 38.8mg 65.9mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.27mg 4%
Potassium 118mg 223mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 1.03mg 3%
Copper 0.08mg 0.066mg 2%
Selenium 22.7µg 23.9µg 2%
Calcium 37mg 15mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 11.26g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 5.34g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.02g 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
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +54.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-614.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +232.9%
Contains more WaterWater +156.3%

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
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~5.34g

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.