Croissant vs. Pumpkin pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between croissant and pumpkin pie

Croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, and vitamin B2, yet pumpkin pie is higher in vitamin A and vitamin K.
Pumpkin pie covers your daily vitamin A needs 54% more than croissant.
Croissant contains 6 times more saturated fat than pumpkin pie. While croissant contains 11.659g of saturated fat, pumpkin pie contains only 1.988g.

Food varieties used in this article are Croissants, butter and Pie, pumpkin, commercially prepared.

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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

Pumpkin pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+125.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+92.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+320.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+73%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.8%

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

Pumpkin pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+119.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+238.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+117.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+118.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+633.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.76mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.063mg

~equal in Choline ~37.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	1.988g	44%
Selenium	22.7µg	5.4µg	31%
Vitamin A	206µg	448µg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.177mg	18%
Fats	21g	9.75g	17%
Folate	88µg	26µg	16%
Cholesterol	67mg	26mg	14%
Iron	2.03mg	0.9mg	14%
Sodium	467mg	239mg	10%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	13.2µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.124mg	9%
Protein	8.2g	3.9g	9%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.35µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.452mg	8%
Calories	406kcal	243kcal	8%
Copper	0.08mg	0.148mg	8%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	1.107mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	1.77g	5%
Starch		10.73g	4%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.227mg	4%
Fructose		2.85g	4%
Carbs	45.8g	34.83g	4%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.39mg	3%
Phosphorus	105mg	81mg	3%
Fiber	2.6g	1.8g	3%
Calcium	37mg	64mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	4.6g	2%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.76mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Potassium	118mg	167mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	33.03g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	18.88g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.063mg	0%
Choline	38.8mg	37.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.154mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.158mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.297mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.192mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.249mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.175mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.211mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A