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Crouton vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crouton and marshmallow different?

  • Crouton is higher than marshmallow in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Crouton covers your daily need for selenium, 65% more than marshmallow.
  • Crouton contains 623 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. Crouton contains 0.623mg of vitamin B1, while marshmallow contains 0.001mg.
  • Marshmallow is lower in sodium.

Croutons, plain and Candies, marshmallows 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2380%
Contains more IronIron +1673.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +68%
Contains more ZincZinc +2125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1337.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2105.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%

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% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6873.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8480%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +766.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +13100%
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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Marshmallow DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 1.7µg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.001mg 52%
Iron 4.08mg 0.23mg 48%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.078mg 34%
Folate 132µg 1µg 33%
Sodium 698mg 80mg 27%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.008mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.001mg 21%
Protein 11.9g 1.8g 20%
Fiber 5.1g 0.1g 20%
Phosphorus 115mg 8mg 15%
Fats 6.6g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.005mg 8%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.04mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.047g 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.056g 7%
Calcium 76mg 3mg 7%
Copper 0.163mg 0.097mg 7%
Magnesium 31mg 2mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.08g 7%
Calories 407kcal 318kcal 4%
Potassium 124mg 5mg 4%
Carbs 73.5g 81.3g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.003mg 2%
Net carbs 68.4g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.017mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +561.1%
Contains more FatsFats +3200%
Contains more OtherOther +733.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.6%
Contains more WaterWater +198.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3723.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2608.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/nutrients
  2. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.