Matzo vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between matzo and croissant?

Matzo is richer in selenium, iron, manganese, and vitamin B3, while croissant is higher in folate, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 57% higher.
Croissant has 2 times less manganese than matzo. Matzo has 0.65mg of manganese, while croissant has 0.33mg.
Matzo is lower in saturated fat.

We used Crackers, matzo, plain 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.

Matzo

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.3%
Contains more IronIron	+55.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+97%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+184.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

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.

Matzo

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+98.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+417.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.388mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.226g	11.659g	52%
Fats	1.4g	21g	30%
Selenium	36.9µg	22.7µg	26%
Vitamin A	0µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Sodium	0mg	467mg	20%
Folate	17µg	88µg	18%
Iron	3.16mg	2.03mg	14%
Manganese	0.65mg	0.33mg	14%
Carbs	83.7g	45.8g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.127g	5.525g	13%
Vitamin B3	3.892mg	2.188mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.443mg	0.861mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Vitamin E	0.06mg	0.84mg	5%
Choline	10.8mg	38.8mg	5%
Protein	10g	8.2g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.291mg	0.241mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.058mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	1.094g	3%
Magnesium	25mg	16mg	2%
Calcium	13mg	37mg	2%
Fiber	3g	2.6g	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.08mg	2%
Phosphorus	89mg	105mg	2%
Calories	395kcal	406kcal	1%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.75mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	1.8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	395kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	80.7g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	112mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	0.29g	11.26g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.387mg	0.388mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.267mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.692mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.193mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.176mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.494mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.42mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.213mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A