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Graham cracker vs. Fast food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between graham cracker and fast food

  • Graham cracker has more manganese, iron, vitamin K, and vitamin E; however, fast food is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Fast food covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 37% more than graham cracker.
  • Fast food has 4 times less vitamin E than graham cracker. Graham cracker has 1.51mg of vitamin E, while fast food has 0.38mg.
  • Graham cracker contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) and Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain.

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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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +48.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.2%
Contains more IronIron +23.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +222.2%

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 0% 0% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68%
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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +297.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +191.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker Fast food DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.89µg 37%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.357mg 29%
Selenium 6.3µg 20.3µg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 1.68g 25%
Protein 6.69g 16.52g 20%
Carbs 77.66g 31.5g 15%
Zinc 0.96mg 2.52mg 14%
Saturated fat 1.633g 4.493g 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Starch 46.56g 22.87g 10%
Iron 3.78mg 3.06mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.38mg 8%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 4.9µg 8%
Calories 430kcal 297kcal 7%
Fiber 3.4g 1.7g 7%
Phosphorus 185mg 134mg 7%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 5.617mg 7%
Sodium 459mg 331mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 4.835g 6%
Copper 0.17mg 0.121mg 5%
Choline 5.9mg 34.4mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.317mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.363mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.212mg 4%
Magnesium 40mg 27mg 3%
Folate 91µg 80µg 3%
Fats 10.6g 12.01g 2%
Calcium 77mg 62mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.53mg 2%
Fructose 0.99g 2.27g 2%
Potassium 170mg 197mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 74.26g 29.8g N/A
Vitamin D 0 IU 2 IU 0%
Sugar 24.85g 4.88g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g 0.514g N/A
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.46mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.642mg 0%
Leucine 1.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.785mg 0%
Methionine 0.306mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0%
Valine 0.728mg 0%
Histidine 0.402mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g 1.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +146.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.9%
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1034.2%
~equal in Other ~1.52g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 g
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 32%
Starch: 46.56 g
Sucrose: 22.82 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 0.99 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
82% 7% 8% 2%
Starch: 22.87 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 2.05 g
Fructose: 2.27 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.57 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +103.6%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +97.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +129.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/nutrients
  2. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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