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Crackers vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crackers and baby food

  • Crackers are richer in vitamin K, yet baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, selenium, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for baby food is 543% higher.
  • Crackers contain 242 times more sodium than baby food. Crackers contain 726mg of sodium, while baby food contains 3mg.

Food types used in this article are Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +455.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +510.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +270.3%
Contains more IronIron +1078.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +221.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +389.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +286.6%

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% 0% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4520%
Contains more FolateFolate +114%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +21.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +486.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +495.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +697.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +157.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +141.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 4.03mg 47.5mg 543%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 34.714mg 190%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 2.717mg 174%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 2.438mg 169%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 1.697g 76%
Calcium 120mg 733mg 61%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 1.5µg 57%
Selenium 6.7µg 25.9µg 35%
Fats 26.43g 4.4g 34%
Sodium 726mg 3mg 31%
Copper 0.104mg 0.334mg 26%
Saturated fat 5.562g 0.769g 22%
Fiber 2.3g 7.5g 21%
Phosphorus 248mg 392mg 21%
Manganese 0.491mg 21%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Magnesium 18mg 100mg 20%
Zinc 0.49mg 2.4mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 1.074mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 1.206g 13%
Folate 92µg 43µg 12%
Protein 6.64g 12.2g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.189mg 10%
Potassium 118mg 437mg 9%
Calories 510kcal 379kcal 7%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 3.68mg 4%
Carbs 61.3g 73.4g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Choline 9.6mg 23.2mg 2%
Net carbs 59g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.286mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +500.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.7%
Contains more WaterWater +113.4%
Contains more OtherOther +32.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +443.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +674.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.