Croissant vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croissant and fruitcake different?

Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3 than fruitcake.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for croissant is 53% higher.
Croissant contains 34 times more vitamin A than fruitcake. While croissant contains 744 IU of vitamin A, fruitcake contains only 22 IU.
Fruitcake has less cholesterol.

Croissants, butter and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Fruitcake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60%
Contains more ZincZinc	+177.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1035%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~2.07mg

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

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2842.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+676%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+143.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+176.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+281%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+20%
Contains more FolateFolate	+340%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+150%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	11.659g	1.048g	48%
Selenium	22.7µg	2µg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.05mg	28%
Vitamin A	206µg	7µg	22%
Cholesterol	67mg	5mg	21%
Fats	21g	9.1g	18%
Folate	88µg	20µg	17%
Sodium	467mg	101mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	3.323g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.226mg	13%
Protein	8.2g	2.9g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.099mg	11%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	0.791mg	9%
Phosphorus	105mg	52mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.01µg	6%
Carbs	45.8g	61.6g	5%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.22mg	5%
Choline	38.8mg	8.9mg	5%
Calories	406kcal	324kcal	4%
Fiber	2.6g	3.7g	4%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.27mg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.05mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	4.2g	3%
Potassium	118mg	153mg	1%
Iron	2.03mg	2.07mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.046mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	0.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	495kcal	1117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	7.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.5mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	57.9g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Calcium	37mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	27.42g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.9mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.001g	N/A