Croissant vs. Egg bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between croissant and egg bread?

Croissant is richer in vitamin B5 and vitamin A, while egg bread is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, iron, copper, choline, and manganese.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 50% higher.
Egg bread has 4 times less vitamin A than croissant. Croissant has 744IU of vitamin A, while egg bread has 211IU.
Egg bread is lower in saturated fat.
Egg bread has a higher glycemic index (70) than croissant (56).

We used Croissants, butter and Bread, egg types in this comparison.

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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

Egg bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+151.4%
Contains more IronIron	+49.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.6%

~equal in Potassium ~115mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.79mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

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

Egg bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+227%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+223.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+121.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+19.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+117.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	1.593g	46%
Fats	21g	6g	23%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	4.848mg	17%
Vitamin A	206µg	63µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.436mg	15%
Selenium	22.7µg	30.1µg	13%
Iron	2.03mg	3.04mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.282mg	12%
Copper	0.08mg	0.162mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	2.302g	8%
Choline	38.8mg	84.3mg	8%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.5mg	7%
Calories	406kcal	287kcal	6%
Calcium	37mg	93mg	6%
Cholesterol	67mg	51mg	5%
Folate	88µg	105µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.26mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.438mg	4%
Sodium	467mg	380mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.1µg	3%
Protein	8.2g	9.5g	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	16IU	2%
Fiber	2.6g	2.3g	1%
Carbs	45.8g	47.8g	1%
Magnesium	16mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.9µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	45.5g	N/A
Potassium	118mg	115mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	1.78g	N/A
Zinc	0.75mg	0.79mg	0%
Phosphorus	105mg	106mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.064mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	1.106g	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.112mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.306mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.394mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.692mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.311mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.189mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.475mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.443mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.21mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.012g	N/A