Biscuit vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between biscuits and croissant

Biscuits are higher in calcium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, yet croissant is higher in vitamin B5, fats, folate, and selenium.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 37% more than biscuits.
Biscuits contain 6 times more calcium than croissant. While biscuits contain 235mg of calcium, croissant contains only 37mg.
The amount of saturated fat in biscuits is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Croissants, butter.

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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.

Biscuit

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+535.1%
Contains more IronIron	+42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.5%

Contains more ZincZinc	+38.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.4%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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.

Biscuit

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+44.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.388mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.324g	11.659g	33%
Vitamin A		206µg	23%
Cholesterol	3mg	67mg	21%
Calcium	235mg	37mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	1.094g	20%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.861mg	12%
Iron	2.9mg	2.03mg	11%
Phosphorus	164mg	105mg	8%
Fats	16.3g	21g	7%
Folate	61µg	88µg	7%
Choline		38.8mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.84mg	6%
Selenium	19.5µg	22.7µg	6%
Sodium	580mg	467mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.241mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	2.188mg	5%
Fiber	1.5g	2.6g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	5.525g	4%
Calories	353kcal	406kcal	3%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.388mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.16µg	3%
Protein	7g	8.2g	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.75mg	2%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.33mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.058mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	43.2g	N/A
Carbs	44.6g	45.8g	0%
Magnesium	18mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	121mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	11.26g	N/A
Copper	0.082mg	0.08mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.002g	N/A