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Crouton vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crouton and shallot different?

  • Crouton is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, shallot is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for crouton is 66% higher.
  • Crouton contains 58 times more sodium than shallot. While crouton contains 698mg of sodium, shallot contains only 12mg.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than crouton (72).

Croutons, plain and Shallots, raw 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 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.4%
Contains more IronIron +240%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +938.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1260%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2619.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +288.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1226.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Shallot DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 1.2µg 66%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.06mg 47%
Iron 4.08mg 1.2mg 36%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.2mg 33%
Sodium 698mg 12mg 30%
Folate 132µg 34µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.345mg 25%
Carbs 73.5g 16.8g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.02mg 19%
Protein 11.9g 2.5g 19%
Calories 407kcal 72kcal 17%
Fats 6.6g 0.1g 10%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.292mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 8mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.039g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.014g 8%
Copper 0.163mg 0.088mg 8%
Fiber 5.1g 3.2g 8%
Phosphorus 115mg 60mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.017g 7%
Potassium 124mg 334mg 6%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 76mg 37mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.29mg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Magnesium 31mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +376%
Contains more FatsFats +6500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +337.5%
Contains more OtherOther +212.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1350.9%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3164.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.