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Croissant vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between croissant and pilaf

  • Croissant has more vitamin A, while pilaf has more folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 57% higher.
  • Pilaf contains 67 times less cholesterol than croissant. Croissant contains 67mg of cholesterol, while pilaf contains 1mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Croissants, butter and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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%
Pilaf
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +124.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.3%
Contains more IronIron +20.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +167.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.7%

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%
Pilaf
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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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +177%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +260%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +589.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +140.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Pilaf DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.307g 52%
Sodium 467mg 1303mg 36%
Folate 88µg 212µg 31%
Fats 21g 1.37g 30%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.4mg 26%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 6.127mg 25%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.882mg 24%
Cholesterol 67mg 1mg 22%
Vitamin A 206µg 4µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.603mg 18%
Selenium 22.7µg 32.4µg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.373g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.087mg 12%
Copper 0.08mg 0.166mg 10%
Carbs 45.8g 76.31g 10%
Phosphorus 105mg 154mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.02µg 6%
Fiber 2.6g 1.2g 6%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.04mg 5%
Iron 2.03mg 2.44mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 83mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.377g 5%
Protein 8.2g 10.42g 4%
Magnesium 16mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 4.1mg 4%
Choline 38.8mg 17.5mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.715mg 3%
Calories 406kcal 359kcal 2%
Zinc 0.75mg 1.01mg 2%
Potassium 118mg 188mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.5µg 1%
Net carbs 43.2g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 1.53g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.15mg 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
Pilaf
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +1432.8%
Contains more WaterWater +188.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.6%
Contains more OtherOther +114.4%

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
Pilaf
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1381.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +190.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/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.