Croissant vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and french toast different?

Croissant has more fats, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin A, carbs, and vitamin B5; however, french toast is richer in calcium and vitamin B12.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat 45% more than french toast.
Croissant has 2 times more folate than french toast. Croissant has 88µg of folate, while french toast has 43µg.
French toast contains less saturated fat.
French toast has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of french toast is 67, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Croissants, butter and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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.

Croissant

French toast

Contains more IronIron	+21.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+170.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Sodium ~479mg

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.

Croissant

French toast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+90.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+104.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+93.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	2.723g	41%
Fats	21g	10.8g	16%
Cholesterol	67mg	116mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.204mg	15%
Folate	88µg	43µg	11%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	2.594g	10%
Calories	406kcal	229kcal	9%
Vitamin A	206µg	124µg	9%
Carbs	45.8g	25g	7%
Choline	38.8mg		7%
Calcium	37mg	100mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.84mg		6%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.188mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.321mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.549mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.31µg	6%
Iron	2.03mg	1.67mg	5%
Selenium	22.7µg	20.1µg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	1.628mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	4.524g	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.058mg	2%
Phosphorus	105mg	117mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Protein	8.2g	7.7g	1%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.67mg	1%
Sodium	467mg	479mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.074mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	495kcal	297kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	25g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	118mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.002g	0.01g	N/A