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Pizza vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pizza and croissant different?

  • Pizza has more phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, and zinc; however, croissant is richer in vitamin A.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 36% more than pizza.
  • Pizza has 5 times more calcium than croissant. Pizza has 188mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
  • Croissant contains less sodium.

Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Croissants, butter types were used in this article.

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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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 56% 15% 93% 35% 37% 93% 78% 47% 109%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +408.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains more IronIron +22.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.33mg

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.
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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 4.7% 23% 17% 0% 98% 45% 72% 0% 18% 53% 17% 70% 8.9%
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 CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +272.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +198.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +136.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.84mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.388mg
~equal in Folate ~88µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.465g 11.659g 33%
Fats 9.69g 21g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 17%
Cholesterol 17mg 67mg 17%
Phosphorus 216mg 105mg 16%
Vitamin A 69µg 206µg 15%
Calcium 188mg 37mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.16µg 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 2.188mg 10%
Calories 266kcal 406kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 5.525g 7%
Sodium 598mg 467mg 6%
Iron 2.48mg 2.03mg 6%
Protein 11.39g 8.2g 6%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.75mg 5%
Selenium 19.9µg 22.7µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.241mg 4%
Choline 16.4mg 38.8mg 4%
Carbs 33.33g 45.8g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 1.094g 4%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 1.8µg 4%
Copper 0.105mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.058mg 2%
Magnesium 24mg 16mg 2%
Potassium 172mg 118mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Fiber 2.3g 2.6g 1%
Folate 93µg 88µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.2mg 1%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.33mg 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 11.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.84mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.388mg 0%
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.367g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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11% 10% 33% 43% 2%
Protein: 11.39 g
Fats: 9.69 g
Carbs: 33.33 g
Water: 43.17 g
Other: 2.42 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 ProteinProtein +38.9%
Contains more WaterWater +86.1%
Contains more OtherOther +34.4%
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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51% 30% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.465 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.608 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.681 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 -61.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +111.8%

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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. Pizza - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173292/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.