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Croissant vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between croissant and corn?

  • The amount of selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and manganese in croissant is higher than in corn.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 57% more.

We used Croissants, butter and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1133.3%
Contains more IronIron +351.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +21%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0.67% 0% 69% 17% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1484.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +317.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +322.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
Contains more FolateFolate +282.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2650%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.792mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Corn DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.197g 52%
Selenium 22.7µg 0.2µg 41%
Fats 21g 1.5g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.093mg 25%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin A 206µg 13µg 21%
Iron 2.03mg 0.45mg 20%
Sodium 467mg 1mg 20%
Calories 406kcal 96kcal 16%
Folate 88µg 23µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.057mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.374g 13%
Protein 8.2g 3.41g 10%
Carbs 45.8g 20.98g 8%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.167mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 5.5mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.139mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.09mg 5%
Phosphorus 105mg 77mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 3mg 3%
Potassium 118mg 218mg 3%
Copper 0.08mg 0.049mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 1.683mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.603g 3%
Magnesium 16mg 26mg 2%
Choline 38.8mg 29.1mg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 2.4g 1%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.62mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.792mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 495kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 25g 104g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.57 5 N/A
Net carbs 43.2g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 4.54g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.091mg 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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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.3%
Contains more OtherOther +157.1%
Contains more WaterWater +216.4%

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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17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1377.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +81.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.