Croissant vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between croissant and muffin

Croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin A, folate, iron, and vitamin B5; however, muffin is higher in vitamin K and choline.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 44% more than muffin.
Croissant has 10 times more vitamin A than muffin. While croissant has 744 IU of vitamin A, muffin has only 73 IU.
Muffin has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Croissants, butter and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more IronIron	+56.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+102.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+176.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.1%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

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

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+881%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+131%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+45%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+94%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2077.8%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	8.103g	47%
Saturated fat	11.659g	2.844g	40%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	39.2µg	31%
Selenium	22.7µg	8.2µg	26%
Vitamin A	206µg	21µg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.168mg	18%
Cholesterol	67mg	30mg	12%
Folate	88µg	48µg	10%
Choline	38.8mg	92.5mg	10%
Iron	2.03mg	1.3mg	9%
Fats	21g	16.07g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.47mg	8%
Protein	8.2g	4.49g	7%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Fiber	2.6g	1.1g	6%
Phosphorus	105mg	146mg	6%
Sodium	467mg	336mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.163mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	1.63mg	5%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.449mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	1.418mg	5%
Zinc	0.75mg	0.37mg	3%
Calories	406kcal	375kcal	2%
Carbs	45.8g	53g	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.06mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	4.822g	2%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	4 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	10mg	1%
Calcium	37mg	44mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.04mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	495kcal	835kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	43.2g	51.9g	N/A
Potassium	118mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	11.26g	31.47g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.022g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		6.911g	N/A