Croissant vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between croissant and cinnamon roll

Croissant has more selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, iron, and vitamin B2; however, cinnamon roll is higher in calcium and vitamin K.
Croissant covers your daily need for cholesterol, 21% more than cinnamon roll.
Croissant has 372 times more vitamin A than cinnamon roll. While croissant has 744IU of vitamin A, cinnamon roll has only 2IU.
Cinnamon roll has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of croissant is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Croissants, butter and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.7%
Contains more IronIron	+48.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+394.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.7%

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+155.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+266%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+36.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+744.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.404mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	206µg	0µg	23%
Cholesterol	67mg	5mg	21%
Selenium	22.7µg	13µg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	3.676g	17%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.211mg	15%
Calcium	37mg	183mg	15%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	15.2µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.337mg	10%
Fats	21g	26.61g	9%
Protein	8.2g	4.45g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	8.723g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.138mg	8%
Iron	2.03mg	1.37mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Sodium	467mg	305mg	7%
Fiber	2.6g	1.2g	6%
Choline	38.8mg	10.6mg	5%
Folate	88µg	72µg	4%
Saturated fat	11.659g	12.649g	4%
Phosphorus	105mg	131mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.038mg	2%
Calories	406kcal	452kcal	2%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.292mg	2%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.53mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.062mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	1.15mg	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	2.404mg	1%
Carbs	45.8g	48.6g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	47.4g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	118mg	102mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	25.7g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A