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Crackers vs. Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crackers and prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) different?

  • Crackers are higher in vitamin K, vitamin B2, iron, folate, and vitamin B1; however, prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) are richer in manganese, selenium, fiber, copper, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) is 72% higher.
  • Crackers contain 5 times more vitamin K than prawn crackers (Shrimp chips). While crackers contain 69.3µg of vitamin K, prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) contain only 12.8µg.
  • Crackers have a lower glycemic index (63) than prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) (74).

Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Snacks, shrimp cracker are the varieties used in this article.

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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 51% 6% 17% 72% 74% 38% 82% 74% 279% 181%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +111%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +181.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +335.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +394%

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 0% 0% 66% 0% 66% 21% 49% 19% 50% 2.5% 32% 17% 9.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +401.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +441.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~3.28mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) DV% diff.
Manganese 0.491mg 2.14mg 72%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 3.971g 61%
Selenium 6.7µg 33.1µg 48%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 12.8µg 47%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.091mg 28%
Iron 4.03mg 1.91mg 27%
Folate 92µg 23µg 17%
Copper 0.104mg 0.221mg 13%
Fats 26.43g 17.86g 13%
Magnesium 18mg 72mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.264mg 13%
Fiber 2.3g 5.6g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.216mg 12%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 2.631mg 11%
Calcium 120mg 20mg 10%
Zinc 0.49mg 1.38mg 8%
Starch 49.69g 30.36g 8%
Phosphorus 248mg 191mg 8%
Sodium 726mg 571mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 7.997g 4%
Calories 510kcal 426kcal 4%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 3.28mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.321mg 2%
Potassium 118mg 193mg 2%
Protein 6.64g 7.14g 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Choline 9.6mg 17.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 5.562g 5.357g 1%
Carbs 61.3g 59.09g 1%
Net carbs 59g 53.49g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 21.43g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g 0.066g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.2mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.489mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.208mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0.306mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.192mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0.02g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g 0g 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
7% 18% 59% 14% 2%
Protein: 7.14 g
Fats: 17.86 g
Carbs: 59.09 g
Water: 13.6 g
Other: 2.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +48%
Contains more WaterWater +333.1%
~equal in Protein ~7.14g
~equal in Carbs ~59.09g
~equal in Other ~2.31g

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
31% 46% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.357 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.997 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.971 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +230.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22%
~equal in Saturated fat ~5.357g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 12%
Starch: 49.69 g
Sucrose: 6.95 g
Glucose: 0.47 g
Fructose: 0.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.48 g
Galactose: 0 g
59% 41%
Starch: 30.36 g
Sucrose: 21.4 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0.02 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +63.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1350%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +207.9%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173160/nutrients

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

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