Croissant vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between croissant and danish pastry

Croissant is richer than danish pastry in vitamin B1, vitamin A, vitamin B5, folate, selenium, and fiber.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for croissant is 24% higher.
Croissant contains 6 times more vitamin A than danish pastry. Croissant contains 744 IU of vitamin A, while danish pastry contains 128 IU.
Danish pastry contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Croissants, butter and Danish pastry, cheese.

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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.

Croissant

Danish pastry

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.4%
Contains more IronIron	+12.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.1%

Contains more CopperCopper	+11.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

~equal in Calcium ~35mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.351mg

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.

Croissant

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+488.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+183.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+45%
Contains more FolateFolate	+46.7%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+283.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	6.794g	22%
Vitamin A	206µg	35µg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.19mg	17%
Cholesterol	67mg	23mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	11.313g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.304mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	2.575g	10%
Selenium	22.7µg	18.9µg	7%
Folate	88µg	60µg	7%
Fiber	2.6g	1g	6%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	6.9µg	4%
Carbs	45.8g	37.2g	3%
Iron	2.03mg	1.8mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.35mg	3%
Choline	38.8mg	20.1mg	3%
Calories	406kcal	374kcal	2%
Sodium	467mg	417mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.2µg	2%
Fats	21g	21.9g	1%
Potassium	118mg	98mg	1%
Copper	0.08mg	0.089mg	1%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.351mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.26mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.04mg	1%
Protein	8.2g	8g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	495kcal	468kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Magnesium	16mg	15mg	0%
Calcium	37mg	35mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	6.95g	N/A
Zinc	0.75mg	0.7mg	0%
Phosphorus	105mg	108mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.001g	N/A