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Croissant vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and lemons different?

  • Croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin A; however, lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lemons is 59% higher.

Croissants, butter and Lemons, raw, without peel 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 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.3%
Contains more IronIron +238.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +556.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +460%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +870%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1105%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2088%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +353.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +660.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 53mg 59%
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.039g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 0.4µg 41%
Fats 21g 0.3g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.04mg 29%
Vitamin A 206µg 1µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Sodium 467mg 2mg 20%
Calories 406kcal 29kcal 19%
Folate 88µg 11µg 19%
Iron 2.03mg 0.6mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.02mg 17%
Protein 8.2g 1.1g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.011g 14%
Phosphorus 105mg 16mg 13%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.1mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.19mg 13%
Carbs 45.8g 9.32g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.089g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.06mg 6%
Choline 38.8mg 5.1mg 6%
Copper 0.08mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.15mg 5%
Magnesium 16mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 2.8g 1%
Calcium 37mg 26mg 1%
Potassium 118mg 138mg 1%
Net carbs 43.2g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 2.5g 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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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +645.5%
Contains more FatsFats +6900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +391.4%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
Contains more WaterWater +283.5%

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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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50127.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1129.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.