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Crouton vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crouton and saltine cracker different?

  • Crouton is higher in selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, saltine cracker is richer in iron, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for saltine cracker is 46% higher.
  • Crouton contains 6 times more saturated fat than saltine cracker. While crouton contains 1.51g of saturated fat, saltine cracker contains only 0.244g.

Croutons, plain and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +19.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.2%
Contains more IronIron +89.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.4%
~equal in Potassium ~115mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.94mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~113mg

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% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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% 2.4% 0% 130% 136% 107% 23% 20% 0% 12% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.714mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.39mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~124µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Saltine cracker DV% diff.
Iron 4.08mg 7.72mg 46%
Selenium 37.5µg 21.4µg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.59mg 24%
Fiber 5.1g 2.7g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.518mg 9%
Fats 6.6g 1.6g 8%
Sodium 698mg 849mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.142g 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.244g 6%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.637mg