Liver vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between liver and croissant

The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc in liver is higher than in croissant.
Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 771% more than croissant.
Croissant has 24 times less vitamin A than liver. Liver has 17997IU of vitamin A, while croissant has 744IU.
Croissant contains less cholesterol.
Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 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.

Liver

Croissant

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.1%
Contains more IronIron	+782.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+692.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+796%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+129.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+197.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+270%

~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.

Liver

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+11700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2523.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+811.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+285.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+454.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+882.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+11568.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+85.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+50.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.67µg	0.16µg	771%
Vitamin A	5405µg	206µg	578%
Iron	17.92mg	2.03mg	199%
Vitamin B2	2.196mg	0.241mg	150%
Cholesterol	355mg	67mg	96%
Selenium	67.5µg	22.7µg	81%
Vitamin B5	4.774mg	0.861mg	78%
Copper	0.634mg	0.08mg	62%
Zinc	6.72mg	0.75mg	54%
Saturated fat	1.41g	11.659g	47%
Vitamin B6	0.57mg	0.058mg	39%
Vitamin B3	8.435mg	2.188mg	39%
Protein	26.02g	8.2g	36%
Vitamin C	23.6mg	0.2mg	26%
Fats	4.4g	21g	26%
Folate	163µg	88µg	19%
Phosphorus	241mg	105mg	19%
Sodium	49mg	467mg	18%
Carbs	3.76g	45.8g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	5.525g	12%
Calories	165kcal	406kcal	12%
Vitamin B1	0.258mg	0.388mg	11%
Fiber	0g	2.6g	10%
Choline		38.8mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.84mg	6%
Calcium	10mg	37mg	3%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.33mg	1%
Potassium	150mg	118mg	1%
Net carbs	3.76g	43.2g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	16mg	0%
Sugar		11.26g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	1.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.366mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	1.107mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	2.319mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	2.007mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.645mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.274mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	1.607mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.708mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g	0g	N/A