Croissant vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between croissant and sweet roll

Croissant is higher in vitamin A, selenium, vitamin B5, iron, and vitamin B1, yet sweet roll is higher in vitamin E.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 43% more than sweet roll.
Croissant contains 3 times more vitamin A than sweet roll. While croissant contains 744IU of vitamin A, sweet roll contains only 214IU.
The amount of saturated fat in sweet roll is lower.
The glycemic index of sweet roll is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Croissants, butter and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins.

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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

Sweet roll

Contains more IronIron	+26.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

~equal in Copper ~0.088mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.3mg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+232.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+136.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+144.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.265mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.384mg

~equal in Choline ~41.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	7.473g	43%
Saturated fat	11.659g	3.079g	39%
Vitamin A	206µg	62µg	16%
Selenium	22.7µg	17µg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.406mg	9%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	1.99mg	8%
Fats	21g	16.4g	7%
Sodium	467mg	304mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.324mg	5%
Iron	2.03mg	1.6mg	5%
Phosphorus	105mg	76mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.107mg	4%
Protein	8.2g	6.2g	4%
Calcium	37mg	72mg	4%
Folate	88µg	72µg	4%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	4.4µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	4.797g	2%
Calories	406kcal	372kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.265mg	2%
Carbs	45.8g	50.9g	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	2mg	2%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.3mg	1%
Copper	0.08mg	0.088mg	1%
Fiber	2.6g	2.4g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	2.384mg	1%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.59mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.14µg	1%
Net carbs	43.2g	48.5g	N/A
Cholesterol	67mg	66mg	0%
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	118mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	31.73g	N/A
Choline	38.8mg	41.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.004g	N/A