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Croissant vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between croissant and melon

  • Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, melon has more vitamin C.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Croissants, butter and Melons, casaba, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +236.4%
Contains more IronIron +497.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +971.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +842.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%

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 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 73% 0% 0% 1% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1580%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2486.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +677.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +843.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +925%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +181%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +38.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Melon DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.025g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 0.4µg 41%
Fats 21g 0.1g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.015mg 31%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 21.8mg 24%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Iron 2.03mg 0.34mg 21%
Sodium 467mg 9mg 20%
Folate 88µg 8µg 20%
Calories 406kcal 28kcal 19%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.031mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.084mg 16%
Protein 8.2g 1.11g 14%
Phosphorus 105mg 5mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.002g 14%
Carbs 45.8g 6.58g 13%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.035mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 0.232mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.163mg 8%
Fiber 2.6g 0.9g 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.039g 7%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.07mg 6%
Choline 38.8mg 7.6mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.05mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 118mg 182mg 2%
Copper 0.08mg 0.06mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.5µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 495kcal 252kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 25g 357g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.57 1.6 N/A
Net carbs 43.2g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 5.69g 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
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +638.7%
Contains more FatsFats +20900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +596%
Contains more OtherOther +400%
Contains more WaterWater +295.9%

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
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2705.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.