Croissant vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and white bread different?

Croissant has more vitamin A, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5; however, white bread is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, calcium, and manganese.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 55% more than white bread.
White bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white bread is 73, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Croissants, butter and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) 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.

Croissant

White bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+289.2%
Contains more IronIron	+77.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.4%

~equal in Potassium ~126mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.74mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~98mg

~equal in Sodium ~490mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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

White bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+281.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+165.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.243mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	0.698g	50%
Fats	21g	3.33g	27%
Vitamin A	206µg	0µg	23%
Cholesterol	67mg	0mg	22%
Iron	2.03mg	3.61mg	20%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	4.78mg	16%
Starch		37.17g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	0.599g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.533mg	12%
Calcium	37mg	144mg	11%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.536mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.536mg	7%
Calories	406kcal	266kcal	7%
Folate	88µg	111µg	6%
Choline	38.8mg	14.6mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.22mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	1.602g	3%
Fructose		2.43g	3%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.087mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.101mg	2%
Selenium	22.7µg	22µg	1%
Protein	8.2g	8.85g	1%
Carbs	45.8g	49.42g	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.2µg	1%
Sodium	467mg	490mg	1%
Phosphorus	105mg	98mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	46.72g	N/A
Potassium	118mg	126mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	5.67g	N/A
Fiber	2.6g	2.7g	0%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.74mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.243mg	0%
Trans fat		0.027g	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	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A