Grapefruit vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between grapefruit and croissant

Grapefruit has more vitamin C, while croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% higher.
Croissant contains 156 times less vitamin C than grapefruit. Grapefruit contains 31.2mg of vitamin C, while croissant contains 0.2mg.
The amount of saturated fat in grapefruit is lower.
Grapefruit has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of grapefruit is 25, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

The food types used in this comparison are Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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.

Grapefruit

Croissant

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+68.2%
Contains more IronIron	+2437.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+971.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+483.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22600%

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.

Grapefruit

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+15500%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+255.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+546.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+802.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+677.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+972.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+576.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+403.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.021g	11.659g	53%
Selenium	0.1µg	22.7µg	41%
Vitamin C	31.2mg	0.2mg	34%
Fats	0.14g	21g	32%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.388mg	29%
Iron	0.08mg	2.03mg	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Sodium	0mg	467mg	20%
Folate	13µg	88µg	19%
Calories	42kcal	406kcal	18%
Vitamin A	58µg	206µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.031mg	0.241mg	16%
Protein	0.77g	8.2g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	5.525g	14%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.33mg	13%
Carbs	10.66g	45.8g	12%
Phosphorus	18mg	105mg	12%
Vitamin B3	0.204mg	2.188mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.262mg	0.861mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.036g	1.094g	7%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.75mg	6%
Choline	7.7mg	38.8mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.84mg	5%
Copper	0.032mg	0.08mg	5%
Fiber	1.6g	2.6g	4%
Fructose	1.77g		2%
Magnesium	9mg	16mg	2%
Calcium	22mg	37mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.8µg	2%
Potassium	135mg	118mg	1%
Net carbs	9.06g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar	6.89g	11.26g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.053mg	0.058mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.013mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.008mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.015mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.019mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.007mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.013mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.015mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.008mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A