Croissant vs. Doughnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between croissant and doughnuts?

Croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B5; however, doughnuts are richer in phosphorus, vitamin E, vitamin K, and iron.
Croissant's daily need coverage for selenium is 23% more.
Doughnuts contain 53 times less vitamin A than croissant. Croissant contains 744IU of vitamin A, while doughnuts contain 14IU.
Doughnuts have less cholesterol.
Croissant has a lower glycemic index (56) than doughnuts (75).

We used Croissants, butter and Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) types 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

Doughnuts

Contains more ZincZinc	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+124.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.6%
Contains more IronIron	+24.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Calcium ~40mg

~equal in Sodium ~477mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.333mg

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

Doughnuts

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5050%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+128.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+136.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+444.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.39mg

~equal in Folate ~92µg

~equal in Choline ~37.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	22.7µg	10.1µg	23%
Vitamin A	206µg	4µg	22%
Phosphorus	105mg	260mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	3.915g	19%
Cholesterol	67mg	10mg	19%
Starch		25.91g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.377mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	1.99mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	8.544g	8%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	9.8µg	7%
Protein	8.2g	5.31g	6%
Iron	2.03mg	2.53mg	6%
Fats	21g	24.93g	6%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	2.91mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.301mg	5%
Fiber	2.6g	1.7g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.06µg	4%
Saturated fat	11.659g	11.105g	3%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.5mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.05mg	1%
Folate	88µg	92µg	1%
Calories	406kcal	434kcal	1%
Copper	0.08mg	0.09mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Carbs	45.8g	47.06g	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	45.36g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Calcium	37mg	40mg	0%
Potassium	118mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	18.15g	N/A
Sodium	467mg	477mg	0%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.333mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.39mg	0%
Choline	38.8mg	37.3mg	0%
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	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.239g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.573g	N/A