Muffin vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between muffin and croissant

Muffin has more vitamin K and choline; however, croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin A, folate, iron, and vitamin B5.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 44% more than muffin.
Muffin has 22 times more vitamin K than croissant. While muffin has 39.2µg of vitamin K, croissant has only 1.8µg.
Muffin has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) 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.

Muffin

Croissant

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more IronIron	+56.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+102.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+176.8%

~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.

Muffin

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+94%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2077.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+138.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+881%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+131%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+45%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.103g	1.094g	47%
Saturated fat	2.844g	11.659g	40%
Vitamin K	39.2µg	1.8µg	31%
Selenium	8.2µg	22.7µg	26%
Vitamin A	21µg	206µg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.168mg	0.388mg	18%
Cholesterol	30mg	67mg	12%
Choline	92.5mg	38.8mg	10%
Folate	48µg	88µg	10%
Iron	1.3mg	2.03mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.47mg	0.861mg	8%
Fats	16.07g	21g	8%
Starch	16.31g		7%
Protein	4.49g	8.2g	7%
Fiber	1.1g	2.6g	6%
Phosphorus	146mg	105mg	6%
Sodium	336mg	467mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.163mg	0.241mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.418mg	2.188mg	5%
Vitamin E	1.63mg	0.84mg	5%
Manganese	0.449mg	0.33mg	5%
Zinc	0.37mg	0.75mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.822g	5.525g	2%
Fructose	1.21g		2%
Calories	375kcal	406kcal	2%
Carbs	53g	45.8g	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.058mg	1%
Calcium	44mg	37mg	1%
Magnesium	10mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin D	4IU	0IU	1%
Net carbs	51.9g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	31.47g	11.26g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.181mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.421mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.199mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.277mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.257mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	1.022g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.048g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	6.911g		N/A