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Currant vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between currants and croissant

  • Currants have more vitamin C; however, croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than currants.
  • Currants have 205 times more vitamin C than croissant. While currants have 41mg of vitamin C, croissant has only 0.2mg.
  • Currants have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of croissant is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Currants, red, and white, raw and Croissants, butter.

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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% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.1%
Contains more IronIron +103%
Contains more ZincZinc +226.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +138.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3683.3%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +511.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +740%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +870%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +382%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2088%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1245.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +410.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.017g 11.659g 53%
Vitamin C 41mg 0.2mg 45%
Selenium 0.6µg 22.7µg 40%
Fats 0.2g 21g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.388mg 29%
Vitamin A 2µg 206µg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Sodium 1mg 467mg 20%
Folate 8µg 88µg 20%
Calories 56kcal 406kcal 18%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.861mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.241mg 15%
Protein 1.4g 8.2g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 5.525g 14%
Iron 1mg 2.03mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 2.188mg 13%
Carbs 13.8g 45.8g 11%
Phosphorus 44mg 105mg 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 1.8µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1.094g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Fiber 4.3g 2.6g 7%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.33mg 6%
Choline 7.6mg 38.8mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.84mg 5%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.75mg 5%
Potassium 275mg 118mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Copper 0.107mg 0.08mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.058mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 43.2g N/A
Calcium 33mg 37mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 11.26g 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 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +261.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +485.7%
Contains more FatsFats +10400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +231.9%
Contains more OtherOther +176.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19632.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1143.2%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/nutrients
  2. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.