Dough vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dough and croissant different?

Dough has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, selenium, and folate; however, croissant is richer in vitamin A.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 56% more than dough.
Dough has 2 times more vitamin B3 than croissant. Dough has 4.817mg of vitamin B3, while croissant has 2.188mg.
Dough contains less saturated fat.
Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Croissants, butter types were 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.

Dough

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.5%
Contains more IronIron	+92.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+74.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-22.4%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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.

Dough

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+120.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+39.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+157.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.529g	11.659g	51%
Fats	2.42g	21g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.388mg	27%
Iron	3.91mg	2.03mg	24%
Vitamin A	0µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	2.188mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.241mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	5.525g	13%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.33mg	11%
Selenium	28.6µg	22.7µg	11%
Folate	123µg	88µg	9%
Copper	0.152mg	0.08mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.861mg	8%
Calories	272kcal	406kcal	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Sodium	602mg	467mg	6%
Choline	8mg	38.8mg	6%
Protein	10.75g	8.2g	5%
Magnesium	32mg	16mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.84mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.058mg	4%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.75mg	3%
Carbs	51.88g	45.8g	2%
Calcium	52mg	37mg	2%
Fiber	2.2g	2.6g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	1.094g	2%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	1.8µg	1%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	253kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	49.68g	43.2g	N/A
Potassium	117mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	4.62g	11.26g	N/A
Phosphorus	105mg	105mg	0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.099mg	0%
Threonine		0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.365mg	0%
Leucine		0.623mg	0%
Lysine		0.329mg	0%
Methionine		0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.416mg	0%
Valine		0.41mg	0%
Histidine		0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A