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Croissant vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and sugar substitute different?

  • Croissant has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, manganese, copper, fiber, and zinc; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 84% more than croissant.
  • Croissant has 26 times more vitamin B1 than sugar substitute. Croissant has 0.388mg of vitamin B1, while sugar substitute has 0.015mg.
  • Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of sugar substitute is 40.

Croissants, butter and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown types were 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.
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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.6%
Contains more IronIron +1168.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1042.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1212.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2275.7%

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% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2486.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1506.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +976.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +286.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 37mg 879mg 84%
Saturated fat 11.659g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 41%
Fats 21g 0g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.015mg 31%
Vitamin A 206µg 23%
Iron 2.03mg 0.16mg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 22%
Folate 88µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.015mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.08mg 16%
Phosphorus 105mg 8mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 14%
Carbs 45.8g 84.77g 13%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.022mg 13%
Protein 8.2g 2.06g 12%
Copper 0.08mg 0.007mg 8%
Fiber 2.6g 0.6g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 7%
Zinc 0.75mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Sodium 467mg 572mg 5%
Calories 406kcal 347kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.015mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Potassium 118mg 39mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 6mg 2%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 11.26g 4.03g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +298.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +153.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.1%
Contains more OtherOther +123.9%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.