Bread sticks vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between bread sticks and saltine cracker?
- Bread sticks are higher in selenium, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B1, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet saltine cracker is higher in iron.
- Saltine cracker's daily need coverage for iron is 43% more.
- Bread sticks have 25 times more monounsaturated fat than saltine cracker. While bread sticks have 3.568g of monounsaturated fat, saltine cracker has only 0.142g.
- The amount of saturated fat in saltine cracker is lower.
We used Bread sticks, plain and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium types 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +23.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +29.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -16% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +75.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +80.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +14.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +741.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +13.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +38.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +30.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +16.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +122.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +34.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 4.28mg | 7.72mg | 43% |
Selenium | 37.5µg | 21.4µg | 29% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.628g | 0.685g | 20% |
Fats | 9.5g | 1.6g | 12% |
Folate | 162µg | 124µg | 10% |
Monounsaturated fat | 3.568g | 0.142g | 9% |
Sodium | 713mg | 849mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.589mg | 0.518mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 1.01mg | 0.12mg | 6% |
Carbs | 68.4g | 82.3g | 5% |
Saturated fat | 1.41g | 0.244g | 5% |
Copper | 0.188mg | 0.145mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.553mg | 0.59mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.557mg | 0.637mg | 3% |
Protein | 12g | 10.5g | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.54mg | 0.39mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.281mg | 5.714mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 2.2µg | 4.9µg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.073mg | 0.085mg | 1% |
Choline | 14.6mg | 19.6mg | 1% |
Calories | 412kcal | 393kcal | 1% |
Phosphorus | 121mg | 113mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.88mg | 0.94mg | 1% |
Fiber | 3g | 2.7g | 1% |
Magnesium | 32mg | 26mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 65.4g | 79.6g | N/A |
Calcium | 22mg | 22mg | 0% |
Potassium | 124mg | 115mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.26g | 0.38g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.139mg | 0.138mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.338mg | 0.287mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.458mg | 0.378mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.835mg | 0.716mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.281mg | 0.29mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.212mg | 0.18mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.59mg | 0.514mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.516mg | 0.439mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.258mg | 0.224mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
12 g
Fats:
9.5 g
Carbs:
68.4 g
Water:
6.1 g
Other:
4 g
Protein:
10.5 g
Fats:
1.6 g
Carbs:
82.3 g
Water:
3.4 g
Other:
2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +14.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +493.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +79.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +81.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
3.568 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3.628 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.244 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.685 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2412.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +429.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -82.7% |