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Croissant vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and fudge different?

  • Croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, fudge is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for croissant is 37% higher.
  • Croissant contains 22 times more folate than fudge. While croissant contains 88µg of folate, fudge contains only 4µg.
  • Fudge has less sodium.

Croissants, butter and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties 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 26% 15% 12% 66% 110% 30% 30% 5.9% 55% 14%
Contains more IronIron +14.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +808%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +311.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +48%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.9%

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% 15% 3.6% 0% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +368.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1392.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +183.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +515%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +288%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Fudge DV% diff.
Selenium 22.7µg 2.5µg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.026mg 30%
Copper 0.08mg 0.329mg 28%
Saturated fat 11.659g 6.448g 24%
Folate 88µg 4µg 21%
Cholesterol 67mg 14mg 18%
Sodium 467mg 45mg 18%
Vitamin A 206µg 44µg 18%
Fats 21g 10.41g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.14mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.176mg 13%
Protein 8.2g 2.39g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.085mg 12%
Carbs 45.8g 76.44g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 2.943g 6%
Choline 38.8mg 10mg 5%
Magnesium 16mg 36mg 5%
Phosphorus 105mg 71mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.373g 5%
Fiber 2.6g 1.7g 4%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.18mg 4%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.422mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.012mg 4%
Iron 2.03mg 1.77mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.09µg 3%
Zinc 0.75mg 1.11mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 49mg 1%
Calories 406kcal 411kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 74.74g N/A
Potassium 118mg 134mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g 73.12g N/A
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g 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

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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2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +243.1%
Contains more FatsFats +101.7%
Contains more WaterWater +136.5%
Contains more OtherOther +89.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.9%

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +193.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.7%

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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. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/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.