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Cap'n Crunch Cereal vs. Pretzels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cap'n Crunch Cereal and pretzels

  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal has more folate, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, pretzels are richer in manganese and copper.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal's daily need coverage for folate is 368% more.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 19 times more zinc than pretzels. Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 16.16mg of zinc, while pretzels contain 0.85mg.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted.

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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 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.4%
Contains more IronIron +1062.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1801.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.5%

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% 2.3% 12% 0% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166% 4.7%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +796.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1722%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1018%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1743.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1773.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cap'n Crunch Cereal Pretzels DV% diff.
Folate 1555µg 83µg 368%
Iron 19.42mg 1.67mg 222%
Vitamin B6 2.138mg 0.116mg 156%
Zinc 16.16mg 0.85mg 139%
Vitamin B2 1.822mg 0.1mg 132%
Vitamin B3 21.465mg 1.92mg 122%
Vitamin B1 1.614mg 0.18mg 120%
Manganese 0.747mg 1.789mg 45%
Sodium 754mg 1715mg 42%
Copper 0.111mg 0.264mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.346g 0.75g 12%
Protein 4.39g 9.1g 9%
Phosphorus 167mg 113mg 8%
Magnesium 55mg 35mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Calcium 11mg 36mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.747g 1.22g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.288mg 3%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.639g 1.36g 2%
Carbs 85.51g 79.2g 2%
Fats 5.12g 3.5g 2%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Calories 398kcal 381kcal 1%
Selenium 6.5µg 5.8µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 2.5g 2.8g 1%
Potassium 186mg 146mg 1%
Net carbs 83.01g 76.4g N/A
Sugar 44.32g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.109mg 0%
Threonine 0.259mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.345mg 0%
Leucine 0.636mg 0%
Lysine 0.221mg 0%
Methionine 0.164mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.453mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 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 FatsFats +46.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.3%
Contains more WaterWater +32%
Contains more OtherOther +97.6%
~equal in Carbs ~79.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +112.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.3%

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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. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/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.

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