Brown rice vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brown rice and croissant?

Brown rice is richer in manganese, while croissant is higher in selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 57% higher.
Croissant has 3 times less manganese than brown rice. Brown rice has 0.974mg of manganese, while croissant has 0.33mg.
Brown rice is lower in saturated fat.

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Croissants, butter types in this comparison.

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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.

Brown rice

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+143.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+195.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.2%
Contains more IronIron	+262.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+291.4%

~equal in Zinc ~0.75mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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.

Brown rice

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+112.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+394.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+118%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+249.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%
Contains more FolateFolate	+877.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+321.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.26g	11.659g	52%
Fats	0.97g	21g	31%
Selenium	5.8µg	22.7µg	31%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.33mg	28%
Vitamin A	0µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Sodium	4mg	467mg	20%
Folate	9µg	88µg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.388mg	18%
Iron	0.56mg	2.03mg	18%
Calories	123kcal	406kcal	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	5.525g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.241mg	13%
Protein	2.74g	8.2g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.861mg	10%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Carbs	25.58g	45.8g	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Choline	9.2mg	38.8mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	1.094g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.058mg	5%
Magnesium	39mg	16mg	5%
Fiber	1.6g	2.6g	4%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.84mg	4%
Copper	0.106mg	0.08mg	3%
Calcium	3mg	37mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	2.188mg	2%
Potassium	86mg	118mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.8µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	23.98g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g	11.26g	N/A
Zinc	0.71mg	0.75mg	0%
Phosphorus	103mg	105mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A