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Beef sticks vs. Pretzels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef sticks and pretzels different?

  • Beef sticks are higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, pretzels are richer in manganese, folate, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for beef sticks is 100% higher.

Snacks, beef sticks, smoked and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 20% 23% 128% 43% 66% 77% 200% 11% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 11% 13% 63% 88% 23% 48% 224% 233% 32%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76%
Contains more IronIron +103.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +184.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +103.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1980.2%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 23% 4.3% 0% 0% 35% 101% 85% 20% 47% 125% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 23% 36% 17% 27% 0% 0% 62% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +336%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +136.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef sticks Pretzels DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.8g 0.75g 91%
Manganese 0.086mg 1.789mg 74%
Fats 49.6g 3.5g 71%
Monounsaturated fat 20.47g 1.36g 48%
Cholesterol 133mg 0mg 44%
Vitamin B12 1µg 0µg 42%
Vitamin B2 0.436mg 0.1mg 26%
Carbs 5.4g 79.2g 25%
Protein 21.5g 9.1g 25%
Iron 3.4mg 1.67mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.42g 1.22g 21%
Folate 0µg 83µg 21%
Vitamin B3 4.54mg 1.92mg 16%
Copper 0.13mg 0.264mg 15%
Zinc 2.42mg 0.85mg 14%
Selenium 5.8µg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Phosphorus 180mg 113mg 10%
Sodium 1531mg 1715mg 8%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 0mg 8%
Calories 550kcal 381kcal 8%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.116mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.18mg 3%
Potassium 257mg 146mg 3%
Calcium 68mg 36mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 35mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.288mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 5.4g 76.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.184mg 0.109mg 0%
Threonine 0.832mg 0.259mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.818mg 0.345mg 0%
Leucine 1.473mg 0.636mg 0%
Lysine 1.518mg 0.221mg 0%
Methionine 0.454mg 0.164mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.801mg 0.453mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0.392mg 0%
Histidine 0.53mg 0.201mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 50% 5% 19% 4%
Protein: 21.5 g
Fats: 49.6 g
Carbs: 5.4 g
Water: 19.1 g
Other: 4.4 g
9% 4% 79% 3% 5%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.3 g
Other: 4.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +136.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1317.1%
Contains more WaterWater +478.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1366.7%
Contains more OtherOther +11.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 45% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.47 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.42 g
23% 41% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.75 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.22 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1405.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +262.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168850/nutrients
  2. Pretzels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170650/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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