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Croissant vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and coffee different?

  • Coffee contains less selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin A, phosphorus, and manganese than croissant.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than coffee.
  • Coffee contains less cholesterol.
  • Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of coffee is 0.

Croissants, butter and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water 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%
Coffee
Coffee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.8%
Contains more IronIron +20200%
Contains more CopperCopper +3900%
Contains more ZincZinc +3650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1334.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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%
Coffee
Coffee
0
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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +217.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1045.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +239%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1700%
Contains more FolateFolate +4300%
Contains more CholineCholine +1392.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Coffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.002g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 0µg 41%
Fats 21g 0.02g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.014mg 31%
Iron 2.03mg 0.01mg 25%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Folate 88µg 2µg 22%
Calories 406kcal 1kcal 20%
Sodium 467mg 2mg 20%
Protein 8.2g 0.12g 16%
Phosphorus 105mg 3mg 15%
Carbs 45.8g 0g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.015g 14%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.023mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.076mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.254mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.191mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Copper 0.08mg 0.002mg 9%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.02mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.001g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Choline 38.8mg 2.6mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.01mg 6%
Calcium 37mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.001mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 3mg 3%
Potassium 118mg 49mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 0g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.002mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g 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
Coffee
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6733.3%
Contains more FatsFats +104900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +283%
Contains more WaterWater +328.4%

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
Coffee
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36733.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +109300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.