Egg bread vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between egg bread and croissant?

Egg bread is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, iron, copper, choline, and manganese, while croissant is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin A.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 50% higher.
Croissant has 2 times less vitamin B3 than egg bread. Egg bread has 4.848mg of vitamin B3, while croissant has 2.188mg.
Egg bread is lower in saturated fat.
Egg bread has a higher glycemic index (70) than croissant (56).

We used Bread, egg and Croissants, butter 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.

Egg bread

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+151.4%
Contains more IronIron	+49.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.6%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.75mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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.

Egg bread

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+121.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+19.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+117.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+227%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+223.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.593g	11.659g	46%
Fats	6g	21g	23%
Vitamin B3	4.848mg	2.188mg	17%
Vitamin A	63µg	206µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.436mg	0.241mg	15%
Selenium	30.1µg	22.7µg	13%
Iron	3.04mg	2.03mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.282mg	0.861mg	12%
Copper	0.162mg	0.08mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	2.302g	5.525g	8%
Choline	84.3mg	38.8mg	8%
Manganese	0.5mg	0.33mg	7%
Calories	287kcal	406kcal	6%
Calcium	93mg	37mg	6%
Cholesterol	51mg	67mg	5%
Folate	105µg	88µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.84mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.438mg	0.388mg	4%
Sodium	380mg	467mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.16µg	3%
Protein	9.5g	8.2g	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	0IU	2%
Fiber	2.3g	2.6g	1%
Carbs	47.8g	45.8g	1%
Magnesium	19mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	1.8µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	45.5g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	115mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	1.78g	11.26g	N/A
Zinc	0.79mg	0.75mg	0%
Phosphorus	106mg	105mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.064mg	0.058mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.106g	1.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.112mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.306mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.394mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.692mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.311mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.189mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.443mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.21mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.002g	N/A