Cornbread vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cornbread and croissant

Cornbread has more phosphorus and calcium; however, croissant has more selenium, vitamin A, fats, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B5.
Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 41% more.
Cornbread has 4 times more calcium than croissant. Cornbread has 135mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
Croissant is lower in sodium.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index than croissant.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs 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.

Cornbread

Croissant

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+272.4%

Contains more ZincZinc	+11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+160.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~2.03mg

~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.

Cornbread

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+488.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.188mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	105mg	41%
Saturated fat	3.732g	11.659g	36%
Selenium	8.7µg	22.7µg	25%
Vitamin A	35µg	206µg	19%
Fats	9.58g	21g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.388mg	17%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Calcium	135mg	37mg	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Folate	55µg	88µg	8%
Sodium	599mg	467mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.861mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	1.094g	6%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.33mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.241mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	5.525g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Calories	330kcal	406kcal	4%
Choline	58.7mg	38.8mg	4%
Protein	6.59g	8.2g	3%
Carbs	54.46g	45.8g	3%
Cholesterol	57mg	67mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.16µg	3%
Iron	1.85mg	2.03mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.84mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.058mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	1.8µg	2%
Fiber	2.3g	2.6g	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.08mg	1%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.75mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.188mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	43.2g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	133mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g	11.26g	N/A
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.187mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.043g		N/A