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Crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt and crouton different?

  • Crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt is higher in phosphorus and potassium; however, crouton is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, fiber, folate, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for crouton is 56% higher.
  • Crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt contains 3 times more potassium than crouton. While crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt contains 355mg of potassium, crouton contains only 124mg.
  • Crouton has less saturated fat.

Crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt and Croutons, plain 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 19% 36% 31% 135% 71% 19% 98% 28% 73% 36%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +186.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.8%
Contains more IronIron +13.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +468.2%

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% 41% 0% 102% 79% 76% 16% 12% 0% 16% 68% 7.5%
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% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +103.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers, standard snack-type, regular, low salt Crouton DV% diff.
Selenium 6.6µg 37.5µg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.545g 1.273g 55%
Fats 25.3g 6.6g 29%
Sodium 216mg 698mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 10.64g 3.059g 19%
Vitamin B1 0.408mg 0.623mg 18%
Phosphorus 228mg 115mg 16%
Fiber 1.6g 5.1g 14%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 14%
Folate 90µg 132µg 11%
Saturated fat 3.776g 1.51g 10%
Protein 7.4g 11.9g 9%
Vitamin B3 4.048mg 5.439mg 9%
Potassium 355mg 124mg 7%
Iron 3.6mg 4.08mg 6%
Copper 0.213mg 0.163mg 6%
Calories 502kcal 407kcal 5%
Vitamin K 6.3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.342mg 0.272mg 5%
Carbs 61g 73.5g 4%
Calcium 120mg 76mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.271mg 0.429mg 3%
Choline 13.8mg 3%
Manganese 0.556mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.026mg 2%
Zinc 0.68mg 0.89mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 31mg 1%
Net carbs 59.4g 68.4g N/A
Sugar 1.79g N/A
Tryptophan 0.091mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.255mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.507mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.164mg 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.371mg 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.296mg 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.164mg 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 25% 61% 4% 3%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 25.3 g
Carbs: 61 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +283.3%
Contains more OtherOther +12%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.5%
Contains more WaterWater +57.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.776 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.64 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.545 g
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +247.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +649.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%

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, standard snack-type, regular, low salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175058/nutrients
  2. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.