Croissant vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between croissant and chocolate brownie

Croissant has more vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, chocolate brownie is higher in copper, manganese, and magnesium.
Chocolate brownie covers your daily need for copper, 34% more than croissant.
Croissant has 3 times more folate than chocolate brownie. While croissant has 88µg of folate, chocolate brownie has only 29µg.
Chocolate brownie has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of croissant is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Croissants, butter and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+97.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+385%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.9%

~equal in Iron ~1.84mg

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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+175.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+122.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+162.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+203.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	9.412g	55%
Copper	0.08mg	0.388mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.141mg	21%
Selenium	22.7µg	11.5µg	20%
Saturated fat	11.659g	7.319g	20%
Folate	88µg	29µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	10.839g	13%
Fats	21g	29.1g	12%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.587mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.328mg	11%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Magnesium	16mg	53mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	0.982mg	8%
Choline	38.8mg		7%
Vitamin E	0.84mg		6%
Sodium	467mg	343mg	5%
Protein	8.2g	6.2g	4%
Phosphorus	105mg	132mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.19mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.094mg	3%
Calories	406kcal	466kcal	3%
Vitamin A	206µg	176µg	3%
Cholesterol	67mg	73mg	2%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.97mg	2%
Iron	2.03mg	1.84mg	2%
Potassium	118mg	176mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Calcium	37mg	57mg	2%
Carbs	45.8g	50.2g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	50.2g	N/A
Sugar	11.26g		N/A
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.006g	N/A