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Dinner rolls vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dinner rolls and croissant

  • Dinner rolls have more iron, vitamin B3, calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B2, while croissant has more vitamin A and vitamin B5.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 51% higher.
  • Croissant contains 5 times less calcium than dinner rolls. Dinner rolls contain 178mg of calcium, while croissant contains 37mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in dinner rolls is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) 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 19% 53% 12% 140% 45% 27% 52% 61% 76% 146%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +381.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.8%
Contains more IronIron +83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +32%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.1%
~equal in Sodium ~467mg

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 0.67% 0.33% 5.6% 0% 132% 86% 101% 27% 22% 16% 27% 76% 8%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +488.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +23.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dinner rolls Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.375g 11.659g 47%
Vitamin A 1µg 206µg 23%
Fats 6.47g 21g 22%
Cholesterol 4mg 67mg 21%
Iron 3.72mg 2.03mg 21%
Vitamin B3 5.367mg 2.188mg 20%
Calcium 178mg 37mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.526mg 0.388mg 12%
Manganese 0.582mg 0.33mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.374mg 0.241mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 1.881g 5.525g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.509g 1.094g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.452mg 0.861mg 8%
Vitamin K 10.6µg 1.8µg 7%
Selenium 26.8µg 22.7µg 7%
Copper 0.135mg 0.08mg 6%
Protein 10.86g 8.2g 5%
Calories 310kcal 406kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.84mg 4%
Choline 14.6mg 38.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.058mg 3%
Folate 101µg 88µg 3%
Carbs 52.04g 45.8g 2%
Phosphorus 122mg 105mg 2%
Zinc 0.99mg 0.75mg 2%
Fiber 2g 2.6g 2%
Magnesium 26mg 16mg 2%
Potassium 139mg 118mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.13µg 0.16µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 50.04g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 5.55g 11.26g N/A
Sodium 467mg 467mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.286mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.337mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.729mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.233mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.506mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.401mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.222mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.224g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 6% 52% 28% 2%
Protein: 10.86 g
Fats: 6.47 g
Carbs: 52.04 g
Water: 28.44 g
Other: 2.19 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 ProteinProtein +32.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.6%
Contains more WaterWater +22.6%
Contains more OtherOther +21.7%
Contains more FatsFats +224.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 33% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.375 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.881 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.509 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 -88.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +193.7%

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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. Dinner rolls - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172793/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.