Croissant vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between croissant and sockeye salmon

Croissant is higher in folate, vitamin B1, and iron, yet sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and selenium.
Sockeye salmon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 180% more than croissant.
Croissant contains 13 times more folate than sockeye salmon. While croissant contains 88µg of folate, sockeye salmon contains only 7µg.
The amount of saturated fat in sockeye salmon is lower.
The glycemic index of sockeye salmon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Croissants, butter and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Sockeye salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+236.4%
Contains more IronIron	+290.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2438.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+269.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+190.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.076mg

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

Sockeye salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+255.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+147.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1157.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+362.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1325.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2693.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+190.2%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.246mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	4.47µg	180%
Vitamin D	0IU	670IU	84%
Vitamin D	0µg	16.7µg	84%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.827mg	59%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	10.123mg	50%
Saturated fat	11.659g	0.969g	49%
Protein	8.2g	26.48g	37%
Phosphorus	105mg	305mg	29%
Fats	21g	5.57g	24%
Selenium	22.7µg	35.5µg	23%
Folate	88µg	7µg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.157mg	19%
Iron	2.03mg	0.52mg	19%
Vitamin A	206µg	58µg	16%
Sodium	467mg	92mg	16%
Carbs	45.8g	0g	15%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.013mg	14%
Calories	406kcal	156kcal	13%
Choline	38.8mg	112.6mg	13%
Fiber	2.6g	0g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	1.864g	9%
Potassium	118mg	436mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	1.274mg	8%
Magnesium	16mg	36mg	5%
Calcium	37mg	11mg	3%
Cholesterol	67mg	61mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	1.327g	2%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.55mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.99mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	0g	N/A
Sugar	11.26g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.08mg	0.076mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.246mg	0%
Trans fat		0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.093g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.019g	N/A