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Crackers, wheat, low salt vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between crackers, wheat, low salt and saltine cracker

  • Crackers, wheat, low salt is higher in manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, and magnesium, yet saltine cracker is higher in iron, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Crackers, wheat, low salt covers your daily manganese needs 50% more than saltine cracker.
  • Crackers, wheat, low salt contains 21 times more saturated fat than saltine cracker. While crackers, wheat, low salt contains 5.178g of saturated fat, saltine cracker contains only 0.244g.

Food varieties used in this article are Crackers, wheat, low salt and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium.

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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 44% 15% 18% 165% 106% 44% 94% 25% 232% 184%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 6.6% 10% 290% 48% 26% 48% 111% 83% 117%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +179.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.5%
Contains more IronIron +75.5%

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 0% 0% 10% 0% 126% 75% 93% 31% 31% 0% 24% 38%
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 0% 0% 2.4% 0% 130% 136% 107% 23% 20% 0% 12% 93%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +95.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +148%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.518mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers, wheat, low salt Saltine cracker DV% diff.
Manganese 1.781mg 0.637mg 50%
Iron 4.4mg 7.72mg 42%
Fats 20.6g 1.6g 29%
Sodium 190mg 849mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 11.448g 0.142g 28%
Selenium 33.7µg 21.4µg 22%
Saturated fat 5.178g 0.244g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.59mg 20%
Copper 0.318mg 0.145mg 19%
Folate 50µg 124µg 19%
Phosphorus 220mg 113mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.796g 0.685g 14%
Magnesium 62mg 26mg 9%
Fiber 4.5g 2.7g 7%
Carbs 64.9g 82.3g 6%
Zinc 1.6mg 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B3 4.961mg 5.714mg 5%
Calories 473kcal 393kcal 4%
Protein 8.6g 10.5g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.136mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin K 9.6µg 4.9µg 4%
Calcium 49mg 22mg 3%
Potassium 203mg 115mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.522mg 0.39mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.505mg 0.518mg 1%
Choline 27.2mg 19.6mg 1%
Net carbs 60.4g 79.6g N/A
Sugar 13.04g 0.38g N/A
Tryptophan 0.124mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0.287mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.378mg 0%
Leucine 0.582mg 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 0.236mg 0.29mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.18mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.412mg 0.514mg 0%
Valine 0.375mg 0.439mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0.224mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 21% 65% 3% 3%
Protein: 8.6 g
Fats: 20.6 g
Carbs: 64.9 g
Water: 3.1 g
Other: 2.8 g
11% 82% 3% 2%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 82.3 g
Water: 3.4 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +1187.5%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.8%
~equal in Water ~3.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 59% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.448 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.796 g
23% 13% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.244 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.685 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7962%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +308.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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, wheat, low salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175059/nutrients
  2. Saltine cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175068/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.