Chocolate cake vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate cake and croissant

Chocolate cake has more choline and copper; however, croissant is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B5, fats, and protein.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 31% more than chocolate cake.
Croissant has 3 times less choline than chocolate cake. Chocolate cake has 128.4mg of choline, while croissant has 38.8mg.
Chocolate cake contains less sodium.
Croissant has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of croissant is 56, while the glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.

Chocolate cake

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.5%

Contains more IronIron	+26.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+90.8%

~equal in Zinc ~0.75mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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.

Chocolate cake

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+175.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+183.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+225.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	5.43g	11.659g	28%
Vitamin A		206µg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.388mg	21%
Selenium	11.9µg	22.7µg	20%
Choline	128.4mg	38.8mg	16%
Folate	27µg	88µg	15%
Copper	0.207mg	0.08mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.304mg	0.861mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.761g	1.094g	11%
Fats	15.1g	21g	9%
Sodium	315mg	467mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.137mg	2.188mg	7%
Protein	5.3g	8.2g	6%
Vitamin E		0.84mg	6%
Iron	1.61mg	2.03mg	5%
Magnesium	32mg	16mg	4%
Fiber	1.6g	2.6g	4%
Carbs	53.4g	45.8g	3%
Cholesterol	58mg	67mg	3%
Calories	371kcal	406kcal	2%
Calcium	60mg	37mg	2%
Manganese	0.28mg	0.33mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.241mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Potassium	140mg	118mg	1%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.75mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.058mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	6.039g	5.525g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	700kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	51.8g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar		11.26g	N/A
Phosphorus	106mg	105mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.202mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.24mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.407mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.268mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.265mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.283mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.12mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0.002g	N/A