Marble cake vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marble cake and croissant?

Marble cake is richer in phosphorus, while croissant is higher in selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, fats, folate, and protein.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 46% higher.
Croissant has 3 times less phosphorus than marble cake. Marble cake has 275mg of phosphorus, while croissant has 105mg.
Marble cake is lower in saturated fat.

We used Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix and Croissants, butter types in this comparison.

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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.

Marble cake

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+105.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+161.9%

Contains more IronIron	+25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+114.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+137.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+773.1%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Sodium ~467mg

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.

Marble cake

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+55.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+114.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+796.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+132%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+144.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.84mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.45g	11.659g	42%
Selenium	2.6µg	22.7µg	37%
Phosphorus	275mg	105mg	24%
Vitamin A	1µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.779g	1.094g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.388mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.096mg	0.861mg	15%
Fats	11.7g	21g	14%
Folate	36µg	88µg	13%
Carbs	79.5g	45.8g	11%
Protein	3.4g	8.2g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.241mg	9%
Manganese	0.139mg	0.33mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Copper	0.135mg	0.08mg	6%
Choline	4.5mg	38.8mg	6%
Iron	1.62mg	2.03mg	5%
Calcium	76mg	37mg	4%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.75mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.546mg	2.188mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.025mg	0.058mg	3%
Sodium	519mg	467mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.75g	5.525g	2%
Caffeine	7mg	0mg	2%
Calories	416kcal	406kcal	1%
Fiber	2.9g	2.6g	1%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	1.8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.82g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1224kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	76.6g	43.2g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	123mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	35.71g	11.26g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.85mg	0.84mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.105mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.127mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.22mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.133mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.049mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.158mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.164mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.065mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.002g	N/A