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Croissant vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and English muffins different?

  • Croissant has more vitamin B1, vitamin A, iron, folate, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, English muffins are richer in copper.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than English muffins.
  • English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Croissants, butter and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Contains more IronIron +128.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg
~equal in Sodium ~464mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.357mg

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%
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant English muffin DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.259g 52%
Selenium 22.7µg 41%
Fats 21g 1.8g 30%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.181mg 17%
Iron 2.03mg 0.89mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.302g 13%
Folate 88µg 37µg 13%
Calories 406kcal 235kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.446mg 8%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.154mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Copper 0.08mg 0.129mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.04µg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 1.566mg 4%
Phosphorus 105mg 133mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Calcium 37mg 52mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.888g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.043mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 21mg 1%
Protein 8.2g 7.7g 1%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.357mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Carbs 45.8g 46g 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 43.3g N/A
Potassium 118mg 131mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g N/A
Fiber 2.6g 2.7g 0%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.7mg 0%
Sodium 467mg 464mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.17mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +1066.7%
Contains more WaterWater +81.5%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Protein ~7.7g
~equal in Carbs ~46g

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
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1729.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.