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Dried fruit vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dried fruit and croissant

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, copper, and vitamin E, while croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% higher.
  • Croissant contains 10 times less potassium than dried fruit. Dried fruit contains 1162mg of potassium, while croissant contains 118mg.
  • The amount of sodium in dried fruit is lower.
  • Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of dried fruit is 31, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

The food types used in this comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +884.7%
Contains more IronIron +31%
Contains more CopperCopper +328.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +931.8%

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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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 +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +415.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2486.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +780%
Contains more CholineCholine +179.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.017g 11.659g 53%
Selenium 2.2µg 22.7µg 37%
Fats 0.51g 21g 32%
Potassium 1162mg 118mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.388mg 31%
Copper 0.343mg 0.08mg 29%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.84mg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Sodium 10mg 467mg 20%
Folate 10µg 88µg 20%
Fiber 7.3g 2.6g 19%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 5.525g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.241mg 13%
Protein 3.39g 8.2g 10%
Calories 241kcal 406kcal 8%
Iron 2.66mg 2.03mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.861mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 1.094g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.058mg 7%
Carbs 62.64g 45.8g 6%
Choline 13.9mg 38.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 71mg 105mg 5%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.33mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 2.188mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.75mg 3%
Vitamin A 180µg 206µg 3%
Calcium 55mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 1.8µg 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 11.26g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 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
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 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 CarbsCarbs +36.8%
Contains more WaterWater +33.1%
Contains more OtherOther +42.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +141.9%
Contains more FatsFats +4017.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 +7366.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1378.4%

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.