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, fats, folate, vitamin E, and vitamin B1, yet saltine cracker is higher in iron.
Saltine cracker's daily need coverage for iron is 43% more.
Bread sticks have 8 times more vitamin E than saltine cracker. While bread sticks have 1.01mg of vitamin E, saltine cracker has only 0.12mg.
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

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.

Bread sticks

Saltine cracker

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%

~equal in Calcium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~115mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.94mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~113mg

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.

Bread sticks

Saltine cracker

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.59mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.714mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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 E	1.01mg	0.12mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.589mg	0.518mg	6%
Carbs	68.4g	82.3g	5%
Copper	0.188mg	0.145mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.41g	0.244g	5%
Protein	12g	10.5g	3%
Manganese	0.557mg	0.637mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.553mg	0.59mg	3%
Vitamin B3	5.281mg	5.714mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.54mg	0.39mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	4.9µg	2%
Calories	412kcal	393kcal	1%
Magnesium	32mg	26mg	1%
Fiber	3g	2.7g	1%
Zinc	0.88mg	0.94mg	1%
Phosphorus	121mg	113mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.085mg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	19.6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	343kcal	374kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.1	3.4	N/A
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%