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Croissant vs. Chocolate eclair — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and chocolate eclair different?

  • Croissant is higher in iron, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat; however, chocolate eclair is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for croissant is 51% higher.
  • Croissant contains 10 times more vitamin A than chocolate eclair. While croissant contains 744IU of vitamin A, chocolate eclair contains only 75IU.
  • Chocolate eclair has less saturated fat.

Croissants, butter and HEINZ, WEIGHT WATCHER, Chocolate Eclair, frozen are the varieties 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 0% 14% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +190%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.8%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Chocolate eclair DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 1.4g 47%
Selenium 22.7µg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 32%
Vitamin A 206µg 23%
Fats 21g 6.9g 22%
Folate 88µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 17%
Iron 2.03mg 0.7mg 17%
Phosphorus 105mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 14%
Manganese 0.33mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 2.9g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 2g 9%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Protein 8.2g 4.4g 8%
Calories 406kcal 241kcal 8%
Sodium 467mg 300mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Zinc 0.75mg 7%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Cholesterol 67mg 47mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Magnesium 16mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 4%
Potassium 118mg 3%
Carbs 45.8g 40.3g 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 2.1g 2%
Calcium 37mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 38.2g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 16.8g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g 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 N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
4% 7% 40% 47%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 40.3 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.4%
Contains more FatsFats +204.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.6%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more WaterWater +103.9%

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
22% 32% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.9 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +176.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +165.1%

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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. Chocolate eclair - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167922/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.