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Croissant vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and corn syrup different?

  • Corn syrup contains less selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin A than croissant.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup contains less saturated fat.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn syrup is 90, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Croissants, butter and Syrups, corn, dark 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +168.2%
Contains more IronIron +448.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +854.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +230%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +682.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.8%

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% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3427.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2577.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10840%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3643.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +191.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Corn syrup DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 2.9µg 36%
Fats 21g 0g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.011mg 31%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Folate 88µg 0µg 22%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Iron 2.03mg 0.37mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.009mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.023mg 17%
Protein 8.2g 0g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.02mg 14%
Sodium 467mg 155mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0g 14%
Phosphorus 105mg 11mg 13%
Carbs 45.8g 77.59g 11%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.1mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0g 7%
Calories 406kcal 286kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.04mg 6%
Choline 38.8mg 13.3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.009mg 4%
Copper 0.08mg 0.053mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 8mg 2%
Potassium 118mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 37mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 77.59g 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 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +350%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.4%
~equal in Water ~22.01g

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.