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Mousse vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mousse and croissant

  • Mousse has more vitamin B12, while croissant has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 29% higher.
  • Croissant contains 3 times less vitamin B12 than mousse. Mousse contains 0.47µg of vitamin B12, while croissant contains 0.16µg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in croissant is lower.
  • Mousse has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of mousse is 42, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

The food types used in this comparison are Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +159.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more IronIron +269.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +459.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +206.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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.
Mousse
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +762.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1398.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +486.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Croissant DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.388mg 29%
Selenium 7.4µg 22.7µg 28%
Cholesterol 140mg 67mg 24%
Sodium 38mg 467mg 19%
Iron 0.55mg 2.03mg 19%
Folate 15µg 88µg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 2.188mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.16µg 13%
Manganese 0.059mg 0.33mg 12%
Saturated fat 9.151g 11.659g 11%
Carbs 16.07g 45.8g 10%
Calories 225kcal 406kcal 9%
Fiber 0.6g 2.6g 8%
Protein 4.14g 8.2g 8%
Fats 16g 21g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 0.861mg 7%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Vitamin A 140µg 206µg 7%
Calcium 96mg 37mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.241mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.84mg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 117mg 105mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 16mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 5.525g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 1.094g 1%
Potassium 143mg 118mg 1%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.75mg 1%
Copper 0.075mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 15.47g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 14.81g 11.26g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.058mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +171.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.1%
Contains more FatsFats +31.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185%
Contains more OtherOther +111.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~5.525g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients
  2. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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