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Crackers vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crackers and peanuts?

  • Crackers are richer in vitamin K, while peanuts are higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B3, folate, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Peanuts' daily need coverage for copper is 116% higher.
  • Peanuts are lower in sodium.
  • Crackers have a higher glycemic index (63) than peanuts (13).

We used Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Peanuts, all types, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +833.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +497.5%
Contains more IronIron +13.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1000%
Contains more ZincZinc +567.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +293.9%
~equal in Selenium ~7.2µg

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%
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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% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +174.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +323.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +452.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +160.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +446.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Peanut DV% diff.
Copper 0.104mg 1.144mg 116%
Manganese 0.491mg 1.934mg 63%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 0µg 58%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 12.066mg 48%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 24.426g 45%
Protein 6.64g 25.8g 38%
Folate 92µg 240µg 37%
Magnesium 18mg 168mg 36%
Fats 26.43g 49.24g 35%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 8.33mg 35%
Sodium 726mg 18mg 31%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 1.767mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.135mg 25%
Fiber 2.3g 8.5g 25%
Zinc 0.49mg 3.27mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.348mg 22%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.64mg 19%
Phosphorus 248mg 376mg 18%
Potassium 118mg 705mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 15.558g 16%
Carbs 61.3g 16.13g 15%
Choline 9.6mg 52.5mg 8%
Iron 4.03mg 4.58mg 7%
Saturated fat 5.562g 6.279g 3%
Calories 510kcal 567kcal 3%
Calcium 120mg 92mg 3%
Selenium 6.7µg 7.2µg 1%
Net carbs 59g 7.63g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 4.72g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 1.377mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.652mg 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
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +280%
Contains more ProteinProtein +288.6%
Contains more FatsFats +86.3%
Contains more WaterWater +107%
~equal in Other ~2.33g

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
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +272.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.4%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.