Croissant vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between croissant and cornbread

Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, cornbread has more phosphorus and calcium.
Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 41% more.
Croissant has 4 times more vitamin A than cornbread. Croissant has 744IU of vitamin A, while cornbread has 168IU.
Cornbread is lower in saturated fat.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index than croissant.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Croissants, butter and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs.

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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

Cornbread

Contains more ZincZinc	+11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+160.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+272.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Iron ~1.85mg

~equal in Copper ~0.073mg

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

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+488.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+51.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.004mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	105mg	391mg	41%
Saturated fat	11.659g	3.732g	36%
Selenium	22.7µg	8.7µg	25%
Vitamin A	206µg	35µg	19%
Fats	21g	9.58g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.19mg	17%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Calcium	37mg	135mg	10%
Folate	88µg	55µg	8%
Sodium	467mg	599mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	1.963g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.579mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	3.494g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.175mg	5%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.222mg	5%
Calories	406kcal	330kcal	4%
Choline	38.8mg	58.7mg	4%
Protein	8.2g	6.59g	3%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.23µg	3%
Cholesterol	67mg	57mg	3%
Carbs	45.8g	54.46g	3%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.51mg	2%
Iron	2.03mg	1.85mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.085mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	3.7µg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.073mg	1%
Fiber	2.6g	2.3g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	2.004mg	1%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.67mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	52.16g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	118mg	133mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	16.05g	N/A
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.076g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.043g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.726g	N/A