Croissant vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between croissant and wafer?

Croissant is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B5, while wafer is higher in copper, iron, and manganese.
Wafer's daily need coverage for copper is 43% higher.
Wafer has 74 times less vitamin A than croissant. Croissant has 744 IU of vitamin A, while wafer has 10 IU.
Wafer is lower in cholesterol.

We used Croissants, butter and Cookies, chocolate wafers types in this comparison.

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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

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+19.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+298.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78%
Contains more IronIron	+97.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+478.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.9%

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

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+91.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+77.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+87.2%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.08mg	0.463mg	43%
Saturated fat	11.659g	4.241g	34%
Selenium	22.7µg	5.7µg	31%
Iron	2.03mg	4.01mg	25%
Vitamin A	206µg	3µg	23%
Cholesterol	67mg	2mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.094g	4.153g	20%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.696mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.388mg	0.203mg	15%
Fats	21g	14.2g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.861mg	0.381mg	10%
Folate	88µg	47µg	10%
Carbs	45.8g	72.7g	9%
Magnesium	16mg	53mg	9%
Sodium	467mg	580mg	5%
Phosphorus	105mg	132mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.188mg	2.858mg	4%
Choline	38.8mg	14.3mg	4%
Protein	8.2g	6.6g	3%
Potassium	118mg	210mg	3%
Fiber	2.6g	3.4g	3%
Zinc	0.75mg	1.09mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.09µg	3%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.266mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	5.525g	4.865g	2%
Calories	406kcal	433kcal	1%
Calcium	37mg	31mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.84mg	0.72mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.051mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	495kcal	656kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	2.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.2g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	11.26g	37.43g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.284mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.365mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.623mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.329mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.175mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.416mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.41mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.002g	N/A