Croissant vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and pound cake different?

Croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, vitamin B5, and iron; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for croissant is 34% higher.
Croissant contains 5 times more selenium than pound cake. While croissant contains 22.7µg of selenium, pound cake contains only 5µg.
Pound cake has less saturated fat.

Croissants, butter and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) are the varieties used 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.

Croissant

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+37.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+354%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.3%

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.

Croissant

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+194.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+124.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+109.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125%
Contains more CholineCholine	+69.1%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	22.7µg	5µg	32%
Saturated fat	11.659g	4.811g	31%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.173mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	3.419g	16%
Threonine	0.284mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin A	206µg	70µg	15%
Folate	88µg	42µg	12%
Fats	21g	13.96g	11%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.11mg	10%
Fiber	2.6g	0.6g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.485mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.36µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Iron	2.03mg	1.48mg	7%
Protein	8.2g	5g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	3.02g	6%
Choline	38.8mg	65.6mg	5%
Phosphorus	105mg	140mg	5%
Copper	0.08mg	0.042mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	1.615mg	4%
Sodium	467mg	377mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Calories	406kcal	353kcal	3%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.43mg	3%
Carbs	45.8g	53.64g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.036mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	8mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.65mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.249mg	1%
Potassium	118mg	149mg	1%
Calcium	37mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	53.04g	N/A
Cholesterol	67mg	66mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A