Sweet roll vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sweet roll and croissant

Sweet roll is higher in vitamin E, yet croissant is higher in vitamin A, selenium, vitamin B5, iron, and vitamin B1.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 43% more than sweet roll.
Sweet roll contains 2 times more vitamin E than croissant. While sweet roll contains 1.99mg of vitamin E, croissant contains only 0.84mg.
The amount of sodium in sweet roll is lower.
The glycemic index of sweet roll is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins 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.

Sweet roll

Croissant

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.9%

Contains more IronIron	+26.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~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.

Sweet roll

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+136.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+144.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+232.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.241mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.188mg

~equal in Choline ~38.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	7.473g	1.094g	43%
Saturated fat	3.079g	11.659g	39%
Vitamin A	62µg	206µg	16%
Selenium	17µg	22.7µg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.406mg	0.861mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.99mg	0.84mg	8%
Fats	16.4g	21g	7%
Sodium	304mg	467mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.324mg	0.388mg	5%
Iron	1.6mg	2.03mg	5%
Phosphorus	76mg	105mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.058mg	4%
Protein	6.2g	8.2g	4%
Calcium	72mg	37mg	4%
Folate	72µg	88µg	4%
Vitamin K	4.4µg	1.8µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.797g	5.525g	2%
Calories	372kcal	406kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.265mg	0.241mg	2%
Carbs	50.9g	45.8g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0.2mg	2%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.33mg	1%
Copper	0.088mg	0.08mg	1%
Fiber	2.4g	2.6g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.384mg	2.188mg	1%
Zinc	0.59mg	0.75mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	0.16µg	1%
Net carbs	48.5g	43.2g	N/A
Cholesterol	66mg	67mg	0%
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	111mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	31.73g	11.26g	N/A
Choline	41.3mg	38.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.074mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.259mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.458mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.243mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.145mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.002g	N/A