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Croissant vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between croissant and jícama raw

  • Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, jícama raw has more vitamin C.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% more.
  • Croissant has a higher glycemic index than jícama raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Croissants, butter and Yambean (jicama), raw.

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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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.3%
Contains more IronIron +238.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +368.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +483.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +82.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1840%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +731%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +994%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +537.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +185.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Jícama raw DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.021g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 0.7µg 40%
Fats 21g 0.09g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.02mg 31%
Vitamin A 206µg 1µg 23%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 20.2mg 22%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Sodium 467mg 4mg 20%
Folate 88µg 12µg 19%
Calories 406kcal 38kcal 18%
Iron 2.03mg 0.6mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.029mg 16%
Protein 8.2g 0.72g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.135mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.005g 14%
Carbs 45.8g 8.82g 12%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.06mg 12%
Phosphorus 105mg 18mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.2mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 4.9g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.043g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.16mg 5%
Choline 38.8mg 13.6mg 5%
Copper 0.08mg 0.048mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.042mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Potassium 118mg 150mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 43.2g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 1.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.019mg 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% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1038.9%
Contains more FatsFats +23233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +419.3%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
Contains more WaterWater +288.2%

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
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2444.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.