French toast vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french toast and croissant different?

French toast has more calcium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2; however, croissant is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B5, and manganese.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 45% more than french toast.
French toast has 3 times more calcium than croissant. French toast has 100mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
Croissant contains less cholesterol.
French toast has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of french toast is 67, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and Croissants, butter types were used 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.

French toast

Croissant

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+170.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%

Contains more IronIron	+21.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~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.

French toast

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+93.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+90.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+104.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.723g	11.659g	41%
Fats	10.8g	21g	16%
Cholesterol	116mg	67mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.388mg	15%
Folate	43µg	88µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	1.094g	10%
Fiber		2.6g	10%
Calories	229kcal	406kcal	9%
Vitamin A	124µg	206µg	9%
Carbs	25g	45.8g	7%
Choline		38.8mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.16µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.861mg	6%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.33mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.84mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.241mg	6%
Calcium	100mg	37mg	6%
Iron	1.67mg	2.03mg	5%
Selenium	20.1µg	22.7µg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	2.188mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	5.525g	3%
Phosphorus	117mg	105mg	2%
Copper	0.058mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Sodium	479mg	467mg	1%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.75mg	1%
Protein	7.7g	8.2g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.058mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	25g	43.2g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	134mg	118mg	0%
Sugar		11.26g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0.002g	N/A