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Crackers vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crackers and salsa?

  • Crackers are higher in vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, and selenium; however, salsa is richer in vitamin A.
  • Crackers' daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 33% more.
  • Salsa contains 192 times less saturated fat than crackers. Crackers contain 5.562g of saturated fat, while salsa contains 0.029g.

We used Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and USDA Commodity, salsa types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +79.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +726.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.096mg

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +732%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +303%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +384.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Salsa DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 0.107g 87%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 58%
Fats 26.43g 0.2g 40%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.03mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.05mg 31%
Phosphorus 248mg 30mg 31%
Saturated fat 5.562g 0.029g 25%
Calories 510kcal 36kcal 24%
Iron 4.03mg 2.24mg 22%
Manganese 0.491mg 21%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 20%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 1.08mg 20%
Folate 92µg 19µg 18%
Carbs 61.3g 7g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 0.016g 16%
Sodium 726mg 430mg 13%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.4µg 11%
Calcium 120mg 12mg 11%
Protein 6.64g 1.5g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.149mg 7%
Fiber 2.3g 1.4g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Potassium 118mg 270mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.17mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Choline 9.6mg 2%
Copper 0.104mg 0.096mg 1%
Net carbs 59g 5.6g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 8.18g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +342.7%
Contains more FatsFats +13115%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +775.7%
Contains more OtherOther +55.6%
Contains more WaterWater +2756.7%

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40856.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12177.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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

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.