White bread vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white bread and croissant different?

White bread has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, calcium, and manganese; however, croissant is richer in fats, vitamin A, and vitamin B12.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat 55% more than white bread.
White bread has 4 times more calcium than croissant. White bread has 144mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
White bread contains less saturated fat.
White bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white bread is 73, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Croissants, butter types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

White bread

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+289.2%
Contains more IronIron	+77.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.4%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.75mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

~equal in Sodium ~467mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.7µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

White bread

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+281.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.241mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.698g	11.659g	50%
Fats	3.33g	21g	27%
Vitamin A	0µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Iron	3.61mg	2.03mg	20%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	2.188mg	16%
Starch	37.17g		15%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.388mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	5.525g	12%
Calcium	144mg	37mg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.166g		10%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.33mg	9%
Calories	266kcal	406kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.861mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Folate	111µg	88µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.84mg	4%
Choline	14.6mg	38.8mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	1.094g	3%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Copper	0.101mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.058mg	2%
Protein	8.85g	8.2g	1%
Carbs	49.42g	45.8g	1%
Phosphorus	98mg	105mg	1%
Sodium	490mg	467mg	1%
Selenium	22µg	22.7µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	301kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	46.72g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	126mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	5.67g	11.26g	N/A
Fiber	2.7g	2.6g	0%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.75mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	0.241mg	0%
Trans fat	0.027g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.099mg	0%
Threonine		0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.365mg	0%
Leucine		0.623mg	0%
Lysine		0.329mg	0%
Methionine		0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.416mg	0%
Valine		0.41mg	0%
Histidine		0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A