Sauerkraut vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sauerkraut and croissant different?

Sauerkraut has more vitamin C; however, croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin A, and vitamin B3.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than sauerkraut.
Sauerkraut has 74 times more vitamin C than croissant. Sauerkraut has 14.7mg of vitamin C, while croissant has 0.2mg.
Sauerkraut contains less saturated fat.
Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of sauerkraut is 32.

Sauerkraut, canned, solids, and liquids 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.

Sauerkraut

Croissant

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.3%
Contains more IronIron	+38.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+294.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+425%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+118.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3683.3%

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.

Sauerkraut

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+7250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+622.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1747.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+995.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1430.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+825.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+273.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.034g	11.659g	53%
Selenium	0.6µg	22.7µg	40%
Fats	0.14g	21g	32%
Vitamin B1	0.021mg	0.388mg	31%
Vitamin A	1µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Calories	19kcal	406kcal	19%
Vitamin B2	0.022mg	0.241mg	17%
Folate	24µg	88µg	16%
Vitamin C	14.7mg	0.2mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.093mg	0.861mg	15%
Protein	0.91g	8.2g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.013g	5.525g	14%
Carbs	4.28g	45.8g	14%
Vitamin B3	0.143mg	2.188mg	13%
Phosphorus	20mg	105mg	12%
Vitamin K	13µg	1.8µg	9%
Manganese	0.151mg	0.33mg	8%
Sodium	661mg	467mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.067g	1.094g	7%
Iron	1.47mg	2.03mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.058mg	6%
Zinc	0.19mg	0.75mg	5%
Choline	10.4mg	38.8mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.84mg	5%
Copper	0.096mg	0.08mg	2%
Potassium	170mg	118mg	2%
Calcium	30mg	37mg	1%
Magnesium	13mg	16mg	1%
Fiber	2.9g	2.6g	1%
Net carbs	1.38g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar	1.78g	11.26g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.025mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.021mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.029mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.031mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.009mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.023mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.03mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.016mg	0.187mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A