Croissant vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and dough different?

Croissant has more vitamin A; however, dough is richer in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, selenium, and folate.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 56% more than dough.
Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Croissants, butter and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.

Croissant

Dough

Contains less SodiumSodium

-22.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.5%
Contains more IronIron	+92.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+74.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26%

~equal in Potassium ~117mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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

Dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+157.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+385%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+120.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+39.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	0.529g	51%
Fats	21g	2.42g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.71mg	27%
Iron	2.03mg	3.91mg	24%
Vitamin A	206µg	0µg	23%
Cholesterol	67mg	0mg	22%
Starch		44.23g	18%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	4.817mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.427mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	0.362g	13%
Selenium	22.7µg	28.6µg	11%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.577mg	11%
Folate	88µg	123µg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.455mg	8%
Copper	0.08mg	0.152mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0µg	7%
Calories	406kcal	272kcal	7%
Sodium	467mg	602mg	6%
Choline	38.8mg	8mg	6%
Protein	8.2g	10.75g	5%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.21mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.107mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	32mg	4%
Zinc	0.75mg	1.04mg	3%
Fiber	2.6g	2.2g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	0.855g	2%
Calcium	37mg	52mg	2%
Carbs	45.8g	51.88g	2%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	49.68g	N/A
Potassium	118mg	117mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	4.62g	N/A
Phosphorus	105mg	105mg	0%
Trans fat		0.005g	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
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.788g	N/A