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Croissant vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between croissant and malt?

  • The amount of selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B3, and manganese in croissant is higher than in malt.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 49% more.
  • Malt contains 10 times less folate than croissant. Croissant contains 88µg of folate, while malt contains 9µg.
  • Malt has less sodium.

We used Croissants, butter and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk 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 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more IronIron +866.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +312.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +320.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +164.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +692.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +618.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +744.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +877.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +162.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Malt DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 1.883g 44%
Selenium 22.7µg 5.4µg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.054mg 28%
Fats 21g 3.29g 27%
Iron 2.03mg 0.21mg 23%
Folate 88µg 9µg 20%
Vitamin A 206µg 26µg 20%
Cholesterol 67mg 10mg 19%
Sodium 467mg 60mg 18%
Calories 406kcal 85kcal 16%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.259mg 12%
Carbs 45.8g 11.2g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.827g 12%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.42µg 11%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.08mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.354mg 10%
Protein 8.2g 3.37g 10%
Fiber 2.6g 0.5g 8%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Calcium 37mg 98mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.208g 6%
Copper 0.08mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.184mg 4%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.41mg 3%
Phosphorus 105mg 91mg 2%
Potassium 118mg 172mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.046mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 10.7g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g 6.68g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.077mg 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% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.3%
Contains more FatsFats +538.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +308.9%
Contains more OtherOther +125%
Contains more WaterWater +250.6%

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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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +568.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +426%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.8%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.