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Wheat Bread vs. Saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat Bread and saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup)

  • Wheat Bread has more selenium, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup) is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin K, and folate.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily need for selenium, 42% more than saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup).
  • Wheat Bread has 9 times more calcium than saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup). While wheat Bread has 165mg of calcium, saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup) has only 19mg.
  • Wheat Bread has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup) is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, wheat, toasted and Crackers, saltines (includes oyster, soda, soup).

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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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.7% 13% 209% 46% 19% 44% 123% 89% 56%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +156.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +768.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +113%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +224.3%
Contains more IronIron +36.2%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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% 0.33% 23% 0% 176% 112% 121% 32% 20% 11% 64% 101% 9.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +379.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +345.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +55.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.442mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup) DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 10.3µg 42%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.686mg 30%
Starch 67.83g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.702mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 4.835g 21%
Iron 4.09mg 5.57mg 19%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 25.4µg 16%
Calcium 165mg 19mg 15%
Sodium 601mg 941mg 15%
Phosphorus 188mg 102mg 12%
Folate 86µg 134µg 12%
Magnesium 59mg 23mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.487mg 8%
Fiber 4.7g 2.8g 8%
Protein 12.96g 9.46g 7%
Copper 0.198mg 0.139mg 7%
Fats 4.27g 8.64g 7%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.69mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 1.15mg 6%
Carbs 55.77g 74.05g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.086mg 5%
Calories 313kcal 418kcal 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 1.653g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 1.986g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.536mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 152mg 2%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 6.442mg 1%
Choline 22.1mg 16.7mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 71.25g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 1.29g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.167g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.268mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.333mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.652mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.147mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.45mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.399mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.197mg 0%
Fructose 0.19g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g 0.535g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.25g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
9% 9% 74% 5% 3%
Protein: 9.46 g
Fats: 8.64 g
Carbs: 74.05 g
Water: 5.05 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37%
Contains more WaterWater +379.8%
Contains more FatsFats +102.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.8%
~equal in Other ~2.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
20% 23% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.653 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.986 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.835 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +94.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +181.1%

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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Saltine cracker (includes oyster, soda, soup) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172746/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.