Dinner rolls vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dinner rolls and saltine cracker different?

Dinner rolls are higher in calcium, selenium, vitamin B12, and monounsaturated fat; however, saltine cracker is richer in iron, vitamin B2, and folate.
Daily need coverage for iron for saltine cracker is 50% higher.
Saltine cracker has less saturated fat.
Dinner rolls have a lower glycemic index (62) than saltine cracker (74).

Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) 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.

Dinner rolls

Saltine cracker

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+709.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+25.2%

Contains more IronIron

+107.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Copper ~0.145mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.94mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~113mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.637mg

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.

Dinner rolls

Saltine cracker

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+116.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+34.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.518mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.714mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.72mg	7.72mg	50%
Vitamin B2	0.374mg	0.59mg	17%
Sodium	467mg	849mg	17%
Calcium	178mg	22mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.509g	0.685g	12%
Carbs	52.04g	82.3g	10%
Selenium	26.8µg	21.4µg	10%
Fats	6.47g	1.6g	7%
Folate	101µg	124µg	6%
Saturated fat	1.375g	0.244g	5%
Vitamin K	10.6µg	4.9µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	0µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.881g	0.142g	4%
Calories	310kcal	393kcal	4%
Fiber	2g	2.7g	3%
Vitamin B3	5.367mg	5.714mg	2%
Manganese	0.582mg	0.637mg	2%
Choline	14.6mg	19.6mg	1%
Phosphorus	122mg	113mg	1%
Potassium	139mg	115mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.452mg	0.39mg	1%
Protein	10.86g	10.5g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.526mg	0.518mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.12mg	1%
Copper	0.135mg	0.145mg	1%
Cholesterol	4mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	50.04g	79.6g	N/A
Magnesium	26mg	26mg	0%
Sugar	5.55g	0.38g	N/A
Zinc	0.99mg	0.94mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.286mg	0.287mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.337mg	0.378mg	0%
Leucine	0.729mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.233mg	0.29mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.18mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.506mg	0.514mg	0%
Valine	0.401mg	0.439mg	0%
Histidine	0.222mg	0.224mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.224g		N/A