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Croissant vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between croissant and wheat

  • Wheat is higher than croissant in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 121% more than croissant.

Food varieties used in this article are Croissants, butter and Wheat, durum.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.3%
Contains more IronIron +73.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +591.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +454.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +383.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +812.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +293.8%
~equal in Calcium ~34mg

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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +99.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +104.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +622.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.419mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.935mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissant Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 22.7µg 89.4µg 121%
Manganese 0.33mg 3.012mg 117%
Phosphorus 105mg 508mg 58%
Copper 0.08mg 0.553mg 53%
Saturated fat 11.659g 0.454g 51%
Zinc 0.75mg 4.16mg 31%
Magnesium 16mg 144mg 30%
Fats 21g 2.47g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.419mg 28%
Vitamin B3 2.188mg 6.738mg 28%
Vitamin A 206µg 0µg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Sodium 467mg 2mg 20%
Iron 2.03mg 3.52mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 0.344g 13%
Folate 88µg 43µg 11%
Protein 8.2g 13.68g 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Potassium 118mg 431mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.121mg 9%
Carbs 45.8g 71.13g 8%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Calories 406kcal 339kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.388mg 0.419mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 0.935mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 0.978g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.2g 71.13g N/A
Calcium 37mg 34mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +750.2%
Contains more WaterWater +112.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.3%
~equal in Other ~1.78g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1506.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.