Fruitcake vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fruitcake and croissant different?
- Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3 than fruitcake.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for croissant is 53% higher.
- Fruitcake has less sodium.
Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Croissants, butter are the varieties 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +29.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -78.4% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +12.1% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +60% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +177.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +101.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +50% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1035% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +150% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2842.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +676% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +143.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +176.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +281% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +26.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1500% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +20% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +340% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +336% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 1.048g | 11.659g | 48% |
| Selenium | 2µg | 22.7µg | 38% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.388mg | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 206µg | 22% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 67mg | 21% |
| Fats | 9.1g | 21g | 18% |
| Folate | 20µg | 88µg | 17% |
| Sodium | 101mg | 467mg | 16% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.323g | 1.094g | 15% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 0.861mg | 13% |
| Protein | 2.9g | 8.2g | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.099mg | 0.241mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.791mg | 2.188mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 52mg | 105mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.01µg | 0.16µg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.22mg | 0.33mg | 5% |
| Choline | 8.9mg | 38.8mg | 5% |
| Carbs | 61.6g | 45.8g | 5% |
| Calories | 324kcal | 406kcal | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.27mg | 0.75mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3.7g | 2.6g | 4% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.2g | 5.525g | 3% |
| Copper | 0.05mg | 0.08mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2.07mg | 2.03mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.046mg | 0.058mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 153mg | 118mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 57.9g | 43.2g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 16mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 37mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 27.42g | 11.26g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 0.84mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1.8µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.042mg | 0.099mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.102mg | 0.284mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.121mg | 0.365mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.206mg | 0.623mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.121mg | 0.329mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.059mg | 0.175mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.14mg | 0.416mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.144mg | 0.41mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.071mg | 0.187mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.003g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +34.5% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +182.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +130.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +63.6% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -91% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +203.7% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +31.5% |
