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Crackers vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crackers and cheese sandwich

  • Crackers have more iron, vitamin B3, and folate; however, cheese sandwich has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Cheese sandwich's daily need coverage for selenium is 32% more.
  • Crackers have 2 times more iron than cheese sandwich. Crackers have 4.03mg of iron, while cheese sandwich has 2.62mg.
  • Cheese sandwich is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling.

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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 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +77.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +262.7%

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.427mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Cheese sandwich DV% diff.
Vitamin K 69.3µg 58%
Selenium 6.7µg 24.3µg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 9.166g 26%
Manganese 0.491mg 1.083mg 26%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 20%
Phosphorus 248mg 382mg 19%
Iron 4.03mg 2.62mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.261mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 10.351g 9%
Magnesium 18mg 54mg 9%
Calcium 120mg 204mg 8%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 3.185mg 7%
Folate 92µg 64µg 7%
Saturated fat 5.562g 4.129g 7%
Protein 6.64g 9.8g 6%
Potassium 118mg 306mg 6%
Copper 0.104mg 0.16mg 6%
Sodium 726mg 839mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.358mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.622mg 4%
Fiber 2.3g 3.1g 3%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.87mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 21µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.427mg 2%
Choline 9.6mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Fats 26.43g 25g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Calories 510kcal 497kcal 1%
Carbs 61.3g 58.2g 1%
Net carbs 59g 55.1g N/A
Sugar 8.18g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.298mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.698mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.344mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.167mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.472mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.219mg 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
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.6%
Contains more OtherOther +52.6%
~equal in Fats ~25g
~equal in Carbs ~58.2g
~equal in Water ~3.2g

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
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +58%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/nutrients

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

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