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Croissant vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and eggs different?

  • Croissant has more vitamin B1; however, eggs are richer in copper, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin D.
  • Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 213% more than croissant.
  • Croissant has 6 times more vitamin B1 than eggs. Croissant has 0.388mg of vitamin B1, while eggs have 0.066mg.
  • Eggs contain less sodium.
  • Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of eggs is 0.

Croissants, butter and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more IronIron +70.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1169.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2400%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35.7%
~equal in Potassium ~126mg

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%
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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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +487.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3318.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +593.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +657.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Egg DV% diff.
Copper 0.08mg 2mg 213%
Cholesterol 67mg 373mg 102%
Choline 38.8mg 293.8mg 46%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 1.11µg 40%
Saturated fat 11.659g 3.267g 38%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.066mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.513mg 21%
Fats 21g 10.61g 16%
Carbs 45.8g 1.12g 15%
Selenium 22.7µg 30.8µg 15%
Sodium 467mg 124mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.064mg 13%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.026mg 13%
Calories 406kcal 155kcal 13%
Folate 88µg 44µg 11%
Vitamin D 0µg 2.2µg 11%
Vitamin D 0IU 87IU 11%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 1.398mg 11%
Iron 2.03mg 1.19mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Phosphorus 105mg 172mg 10%
Protein 8.2g 12.58g 9%
Vitamin A 206µg 149µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.121mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 4.077g 4%
Zinc 0.75mg 1.05mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 1.414g 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 1.03mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 50mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 1.12g N/A
Potassium 118mg 126mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g 1.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.038g 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
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13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +97.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3989.3%
Contains more OtherOther +68.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.4%
Contains more WaterWater +221.6%

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
Egg
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.3%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/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.