Doughnuts vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between doughnuts and croissant?

Doughnuts are higher in phosphorus, vitamin E, vitamin K, and iron; however, croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
Croissant's daily need coverage for selenium is 23% more.
Croissant contains 5 times less vitamin K than doughnuts. Doughnuts contain 9.8µg of vitamin K, while croissant contains 1.8µg.
Doughnuts have less cholesterol.
Croissant has a lower glycemic index (56) than doughnuts (75).

We used Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) and Croissants, butter types 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.

Doughnuts

Croissant

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.6%
Contains more IronIron	+24.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.6%

Contains more ZincZinc	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+124.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Calcium ~37mg

~equal in Sodium ~467mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.33mg

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.

Doughnuts

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+136.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+444.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5050%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+128.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.388mg

~equal in Folate ~88µg

~equal in Choline ~38.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	10.1µg	22.7µg	23%
Vitamin A	4µg	206µg	22%
Phosphorus	260mg	105mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.915g	1.094g	19%
Cholesterol	10mg	67mg	19%
Starch	25.91g		11%
Vitamin B5	0.377mg	0.861mg	10%
Vitamin E	1.99mg	0.84mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	8.544g	5.525g	8%
Vitamin K	9.8µg	1.8µg	7%
Protein	5.31g	8.2g	6%
Iron	2.53mg	2.03mg	6%
Fats	24.93g	21g	6%
Vitamin B3	2.91mg	2.188mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.241mg	5%
Fiber	1.7g	2.6g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.16µg	4%
Saturated fat	11.105g	11.659g	3%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.75mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.058mg	1%
Folate	92µg	88µg	1%
Calories	434kcal	406kcal	1%
Copper	0.09mg	0.08mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Carbs	47.06g	45.8g	0%
Net carbs	45.36g	43.2g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Calcium	40mg	37mg	0%
Potassium	134mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	18.15g	11.26g	N/A
Sodium	477mg	467mg	0%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.33mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.388mg	0%
Choline	37.3mg	38.8mg	0%
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	0.001g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.239g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.573g		N/A