Calories in Croissants
An egg or cheese croissant is not necessarily the best start to your day if you are on a calorie controlled diet. Calories in croissant does not provide dietary fibre and is relatively high in saturated fat, making cereal or low fat yoghurt and fruit a healthier choice for those watching their waistlines.
A weight loss dieting program, ab curls and the Atkins low carb diet are all good places to start with your calorie counting and weight loss. Calories in Croissant | Food Energy (Calories) (kcal/100g) | 290 |
Additional nutritional information |
Nutritional information | Water (g/100g) | 45.47 | Protein (g/100g) | 10.07 | Total Lipid (fat) (g/100g) | 19.45 | Ash (g/100g) | 2.56 | Carbohydrate (g/100g) | 19.14 | Total Dietary Fibre (g/100g) | N/A | Total Sugars (g/100g) | N/A | Calcium (mg/100g) | 192 | Iron (mg/100g) | 1.73 | Magnesium (mg/100g) | 17 | Phosphorus (mg/100g) | 274 | Potassium (mg/100g) | 137 | Sodium (mg/100g) | 434 | Zinc (mg/100g) | 1.38 | Copper(mg/100g) | 0.072 | Manganese (mg/100g) | 0.178 | Selenium (µ/100g) | 19.3 | Vitamin C (mg/100g) | 0.1 | Thiamin (mg/100g) | 0.15 | Riboflavin (mg/100g) | 0.3 | Niacin (mg/100g) | 1.19 | Pantothenic Acid (mg/100g) | 0.83 | Vitamin B-6 (mg/100g) | 0.08 | Folate (µg/100g) | 37 | Folic Acid (µg/100g) | 8 | Food Folate (µg/100g) | 29 | Folate (Dietary Folate Equivalents/100g) | 43 | Vitamin B-12 (µg/100g) | 0.61 | Vitamin A (µg/100g) | 788 | Vitamin A (IU/100g) | 218 | Retinol (µg/100g) | 214 | Vitamin E (µg/100g) | N/A | Vitamin K (µg/100g) | N/A | Alpha-carotene (µg/100g) | N/A | Beta-carotene (µg/100g) | N/A | Beta-crytoxanthin (µg/100g) | N/A | Lycopene (µg/100g) | N/A | Lutein & Zeazanthin (µg/100g) | N/A | Saturated Fatty Acid (g/100g) | 11.075 | Monosaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) | 5.938 | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) | 1.076 | All data originally from the United States Department of Agriculture |
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