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Croissants, apple vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between croissants, apple and crouton

  • Crouton has more iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, copper, manganese, and fiber than croissants, apple.
  • Crouton's daily need coverage for iron is 37% more.
  • Croissants, apple contains 3 times more saturated fat than crouton. Croissants, apple contains 4.994g of saturated fat, while crouton contains 1.51g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Croissants, apple and Croutons, plain.

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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 9.3% 9% 7.9% 41% 13% 28% 25% 36% 27% 104%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.8%
Contains more IronIron +270.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +307.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +97.4%

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 1.7% 31% 0% 0% 58% 38% 30% 36% 7.4% 25% 0% 43% 0%
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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +239.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +131.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissants, apple Crouton DV% diff.
Iron 1.1mg 4.08mg 37%
Selenium 19µg 37.5µg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.232mg 0.623mg 33%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 5.439mg 24%
Folate 57µg 132µg 19%
Sodium 274mg 698mg 18%
Saturated fat 4.994g 1.51g 16%
Copper 0.04mg 0.163mg 14%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.5mg 13%
Carbs 37.1g 73.5g 12%
Vitamin A 94µg 0µg 10%
Cholesterol 31mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 2.5g 5.1g 10%
Protein 7.4g 11.9g 9%
Calories 254kcal 407kcal 8%
Vitamin B12 0.2µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.164mg 0.272mg 8%
Phosphorus 58mg 115mg 8%
Calcium 30mg 76mg 5%
Magnesium 13mg 31mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.628g 1.273g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.429mg 3%
Fats 8.7g 6.6g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.393g 3.059g 2%
Potassium 90mg 124mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.89mg 1%
Net carbs 34.6g 68.4g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.026mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.256mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.325mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.556mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.318mg 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.151mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.359mg 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.166mg 0.255mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 9% 37% 46%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 8.7 g
Carbs: 37.1 g
Water: 45.6 g
Other: 1.2 g
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +31.8%
Contains more WaterWater +729.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.1%
Contains more OtherOther +108.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 30% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.994 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.628 g
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.7%

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. Croissants, apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174988/nutrients
  2. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.