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Croissant vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between croissant and pita bread

  • Croissant has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12; however, pita bread is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, copper, selenium, and iron.
  • Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 57% more than pita bread.
  • Pita bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pita bread is 68, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Croissants, butter and Bread, pita, white, enriched.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +132.4%
Contains more IronIron +29.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +12%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.4%
~equal in Potassium ~120mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

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%
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% 0% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +180%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Pita bread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.166g 52%
Fats 21g 1.2g 30%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.599mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 4.632mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.105g 14%
Copper 0.08mg 0.168mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.397mg 9%
Selenium 22.7µg 27.1µg 8%
Calories 406kcal 275kcal 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.481mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.327mg 7%
Iron 2.03mg 2.62mg 7%
Folate 88µg 107µg 5%
Calcium 37mg 86mg 5%
Choline 38.8mg 14.6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.3mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.535g 4%
Sodium 467mg 536mg 3%
Carbs 45.8g 55.7g 3%
Fiber 2.6g 2.2g 2%
Protein 8.2g 9.1g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.034mg 2%
Phosphorus 105mg 97mg 1%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.84mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 118mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g 1.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.195mg 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
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +1650%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.6%
Contains more WaterWater +38.4%
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5161.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.