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Tomato vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomatoes and croissant different?

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin C; however, croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes have 69 times more vitamin C than croissant. Tomatoes have 13.7mg of vitamin C, while croissant has 0.2mg.
  • Tomatoes contain less sodium.
  • Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of tomatoes is 23.

Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 PotassiumPotassium +100.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270%
Contains more IronIron +651.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +341.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +337.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +189.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 +6750%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +338.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +390.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +948.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1168.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +867.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +486.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +479.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.028g 11.659g 53%
Selenium 0µg 22.7µg 41%
Fats 0.2g 21g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.388mg 29%
Iron 0.27mg 2.03mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Sodium 5mg 467mg 20%
Calories 18kcal 406kcal 19%
Folate 15µg 88µg 18%
Vitamin A 42µg 206µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.241mg 17%
Protein 0.88g 8.2g 15%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0.2mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.861mg 15%
Carbs 3.89g 45.8g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 5.525g 14%
Phosphorus 24mg 105mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 2.188mg 10%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.33mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1.094g 7%
Choline 6.7mg 38.8mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 2.6g 6%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 1.8µg 5%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.75mg 5%
Potassium 237mg 118mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 37mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.058mg 2%
Copper 0.059mg 0.08mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 WaterWater +307.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +831.8%
Contains more FatsFats +10400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1077.4%
Contains more OtherOther +252.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17722.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1218.1%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.