Waffle vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between waffle and croissant?

Waffle is richer in selenium, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, while croissant is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 44% higher.
Croissant has 7 times less calcium than waffle. Waffle has 255mg of calcium, while croissant has 37mg.
Waffle is lower in saturated fat.
Waffle has a higher glycemic index (76) than croissant (56).

We used Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe and Croissants, butter 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.

Waffle

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+589.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.7%
Contains more IronIron	+13.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+29%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.5%

~equal in Sodium ~467mg

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.

Waffle

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+216.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+91.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.188mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.2µg	22.7µg	43%
Saturated fat	2.866g	11.659g	40%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.785g	1.094g	38%
Calcium	255mg	37mg	22%
Vitamin A	65µg	206µg	16%
Phosphorus	190mg	105mg	12%
Fats	14.1g	21g	11%
Folate	46µg	88µg	11%
Fiber		2.6g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.263mg	0.388mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.347mg	0.241mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.861mg	8%
Choline		38.8mg	7%
Calories	291kcal	406kcal	6%
Vitamin E		0.84mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.521g	5.525g	5%
Carbs	32.9g	45.8g	4%
Iron	2.31mg	2.03mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.16µg	4%
Manganese	0.265mg	0.33mg	3%
Copper	0.062mg	0.08mg	2%
Sodium	511mg	467mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Protein	7.9g	8.2g	1%
Cholesterol	69mg	67mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	16mg	1%
Potassium	159mg	118mg	1%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.75mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.073mg	2.188mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	368kcal	495kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	0.57	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	32.9g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar		11.26g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.058mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.289mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.362mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.63mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.384mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.179mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.395mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.409mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.002g	N/A