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Croissants, apple vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissants, apple and french toast different?

  • French toast has more vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat than croissants, apple.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for french toast is 28% higher.
  • Croissants, apple contains 2 times more saturated fat than french toast. While croissants, apple contains 4.994g of saturated fat, french toast contains only 2.723g.

Croissants, apple and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk are the varieties 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 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 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.9%
Contains more IronIron +51.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +45%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.7%
~equal in Selenium ~20.1µg

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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +55%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.628mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.549mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Croissants, apple French toast DV% diff.
Cholesterol 31mg 116mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.628g 2.594g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.164mg 0.321mg 12%
Saturated fat 4.994g 2.723g 10%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Sodium 274mg 479mg 9%
Phosphorus 58mg 117mg 8%
Iron 1.1mg 1.67mg 7%
Calcium 30mg 100mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.393g 4.524g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.2µg 0.31µg 5%
Folate 57µg 43µg 4%
Carbs 37.1g 25g 4%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.67mg 3%
Fats 8.7g 10.8g 3%
Vitamin A 94µg 124µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.074mg 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.058mg 2%
Selenium 19µg 20.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.232mg 0.204mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.549mg 1%
Calories 254kcal 229kcal 1%
Protein 7.4g 7.7g 1%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.188mg 1%
Potassium 90mg 134mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 34.6g 25g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 1.628mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.256mg 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.325mg 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 0.556mg 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 0.318mg 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.151mg 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.359mg 0.389mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.166mg 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.01g 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
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.4%
Contains more FatsFats +24.1%
Contains more WaterWater +20%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Protein ~7.7g

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
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +313.1%

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. Croissants, apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174988/nutrients
  2. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.