Dinner rolls vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dinner rolls and cinnamon roll?

Cinnamon roll has less iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, copper, and folate than dinner rolls.
Cinnamon roll's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 56% higher.
Dinner rolls have 3 times more iron than cinnamon roll. Dinner rolls have 3.72mg of iron, while cinnamon roll has 1.37mg.
Cinnamon roll contains less sodium.
Cinnamon roll has a lower glycemic index than dinner rolls.

We used Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) types in this comparison.

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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.

Dinner rolls

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.3%
Contains more IronIron	+171.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+117.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+86.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+106.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-34.7%

~equal in Calcium ~183mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~131mg

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.

Dinner rolls

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+149.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+171%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+123.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+37.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+310.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+43.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.375g	12.649g	51%
Fats	6.47g	26.61g	31%
Iron	3.72mg	1.37mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.526mg	0.211mg	26%
Selenium	26.8µg	13µg	25%
Vitamin B3	5.367mg	2.404mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.374mg	0.138mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1.881g	8.723g	17%
Manganese	0.582mg	0.292mg	13%
Protein	10.86g	4.45g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.509g	3.676g	8%
Copper	0.135mg	0.062mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Sodium	467mg	305mg	7%
Folate	101µg	72µg	7%
Calories	310kcal	452kcal	7%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	1.15mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.038mg	5%
Vitamin K	10.6µg	15.2µg	4%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.53mg	4%
Fiber	2g	1.2g	3%
Magnesium	26mg	14mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.452mg	0.337mg	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Potassium	139mg	102mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	0.16µg	1%
Calcium	178mg	183mg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	10.6mg	1%
Carbs	52.04g	48.6g	1%
Phosphorus	122mg	131mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	50.04g	47.4g	N/A
Cholesterol	4mg	5mg	0%
Sugar	5.55g	25.7g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.286mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.337mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.729mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.233mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.506mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.401mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.222mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.224g	0.225g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.352g	N/A