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Croissant vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between croissant and italian bread

  • Croissant has more vitamin A and vitamin B5; however, italian bread has more folate, vitamin B3, copper, iron, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% more.
  • Italian bread is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Croissants, butter and Bread, italian.

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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 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.8%
Contains more IronIron +44.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.8%
~equal in Potassium ~110mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~103mg

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% 0% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +189.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +117%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Italian bread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0g 53%
Fats 21g 3.5g 27%
Folate 88µg 191µg 26%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 4.381mg 14%
Copper 0.08mg 0.191mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.812g 12%
Iron 2.03mg 2.94mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.378mg 10%
Selenium 22.7µg 27.2µg 8%
Calories 406kcal 271kcal 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.473mg 7%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.464mg 6%
Choline 38.8mg 14.6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.29mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.292mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 78mg 4%
Sodium 467mg 550mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 27mg 3%
Fiber 2.6g 3.2g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 1.39g 2%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.86mg 1%
Protein 8.2g 8.8g 1%
Carbs 45.8g 50.1g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 46.9g N/A
Potassium 118mg 110mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g 3.17g N/A
Phosphorus 105mg 103mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.245mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.333mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.614mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.156mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.433mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.376mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.188mg 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
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more WaterWater +53.9%
~equal in Protein ~8.8g
~equal in Carbs ~50.1g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +580.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.1%

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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. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/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.