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Graham cracker vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between graham cracker and flour

  • Graham cracker has more manganese, vitamin K, phosphorus, and vitamin E; however, flour has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for flour is 50% higher.
  • Flour has 230 times less sodium than graham cracker. Graham cracker has 459mg of sodium, while flour has 2mg.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +413.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.4%
Contains more IronIron +22.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +438.1%

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% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
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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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33%
Contains more FolateFolate +101.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +76.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.438mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker Flour DV% diff.
Selenium 6.3µg 33.9µg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.785mg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.413g 33%
Folate 91µg 183µg 23%
Sodium 459mg 2mg 20%
Starch 46.56g 19%
Fats 10.6g 0.98g 15%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.682mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.494mg 14%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0.3µg 12%
Phosphorus 185mg 108mg 11%
Iron 3.78mg 4.64mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.06mg 10%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 5.904mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.044mg 9%
Protein 6.69g 10.33g 7%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0.155g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0.087g 6%
Calcium 77mg 15mg 6%
Magnesium 40mg 22mg 4%
Copper 0.17mg 0.144mg 3%
Fiber 3.4g 2.7g 3%
Calories 430kcal 364kcal 3%
Zinc 0.96mg 0.7mg 2%
Potassium 170mg 107mg 2%
Fructose 0.99g 1%
Choline 5.9mg 10.4mg 1%
Carbs 77.66g 76.31g 0%
Net carbs 74.26g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 24.85g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.438mg 0%
Trans fat 0.055g N/A
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g 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
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +981.6%
Contains more OtherOther +260.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.4%
Contains more WaterWater +251.6%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g

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
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2783.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1204.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.