Puff pastry vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between puff pastry and croissant

Puff pastry has more fats, vitamin K, vitamin B3, and manganese; however, croissant is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B5, and folate.
Croissant covers your daily saturated fat needs 31% more than puff pastry.
Croissant has 9 times less vitamin K than puff pastry. Puff pastry has 16.3µg of vitamin K, while croissant has 1.8µg.
Puff pastry contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked and Croissants, butter.

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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.

Puff pastry

Croissant

Contains more IronIron	+28.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.7µg

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.

Puff pastry

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+73.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+805.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.241mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	22.228g	1.094g	141%
Saturated fat	5.502g	11.659g	28%
Fats	38.5g	21g	27%
Vitamin A	0µg	206µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.861mg	17%
Vitamin K	16.3µg	1.8µg	12%
Vitamin B3	3.8mg	2.188mg	10%
Sodium	253mg	467mg	9%
Calories	558kcal	406kcal	8%
Folate	55µg	88µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	8.828g	5.525g	8%
Iron	2.6mg	2.03mg	7%
Manganese	0.495mg	0.33mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Phosphorus	60mg	105mg	6%
Choline	6.2mg	38.8mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.323mg	0.388mg	5%
Fiber	1.5g	2.6g	4%
Copper	0.115mg	0.08mg	4%
Calcium	10mg	37mg	3%
Selenium	24.5µg	22.7µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.019mg	0.058mg	3%
Protein	7.4g	8.2g	2%
Potassium	62mg	118mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.75mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.84mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.241mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	44.2g	43.2g	N/A
Carbs	45.7g	45.8g	0%
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	0.75g	11.26g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.198mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.275mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.367mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.312mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.158mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.002g	N/A