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Pancake vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pancake and croissant

  • Pancake has more calcium and phosphorus; however, croissant has more vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% more.
  • Pancake has 6 times more calcium than croissant. Pancake has 219mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
  • Pancake is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pancakes, plain, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
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 CalciumCalcium +491.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.4%
Contains more IronIron +12.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg
~equal in Sodium ~467mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1% 0% 18% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0.67% 0% 69% 17% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +281.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +93%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +131.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pancake Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 2.122g 11.659g 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.447g 1.094g 22%
Calcium 219mg 37mg 18%
Fats 9.7g 21g 17%
Vitamin A 54µg 206µg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.201mg 0.388mg 16%
Selenium 14.9µg 22.7µg 14%
Folate 38µg 88µg 13%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Calories 227kcal 406kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.405mg 0.861mg 9%
Phosphorus 159mg 105mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.474g 5.525g 8%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Carbs 28.3g 45.8g 6%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.33mg 6%
Protein 6.4g 8.2g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.567mg 2.188mg 4%
Cholesterol 59mg 67mg 3%
Iron 1.8mg 2.03mg 3%
Copper 0.049mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.241mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0.16µg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Sodium 439mg 467mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.058mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.8g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 355kcal 495kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 44g 25g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.3 0.57 N/A
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 28.3g 43.2g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 16mg 0%
Potassium 132mg 118mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 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 +128%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.1%
Contains more FatsFats +116.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 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 -81.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +306.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +123.3%

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.