Italian bread vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between italian bread and saltine cracker

Italian bread has more folate, selenium, calcium, and copper; however, saltine cracker is richer in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Saltine cracker covers your daily iron needs 60% more than italian bread.
Saltine cracker has 8 times less sugar than italian bread. Italian bread has 3.17g of sugar, while saltine cracker has 0.38g.
Saltine cracker has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of saltine cracker is 74, while the glycemic index of italian bread is 59.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, italian 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.

Italian bread

Saltine cracker

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+254.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.1%

Contains more IronIron	+162.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~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.

Italian bread

Saltine cracker

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+54%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+102.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+308.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+34.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.518mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.94mg	7.72mg	60%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.59mg	23%
Folate	191µg	124µg	17%
Sodium	550mg	849mg	13%
Carbs	50.1g	82.3g	11%
Selenium	27.2µg	21.4µg	11%
Vitamin B3	4.381mg	5.714mg	8%
Manganese	0.464mg	0.637mg	8%
Calories	271kcal	393kcal	6%
Calcium	78mg	22mg	6%
Copper	0.191mg	0.145mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.39g	0.685g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.473mg	0.518mg	4%
Fats	3.5g	1.6g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.085mg	3%
Protein	8.8g	10.5g	3%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	4.9µg	3%
Fiber	3.2g	2.7g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.812g	0.142g	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.12mg	1%
Phosphorus	103mg	113mg	1%
Zinc	0.86mg	0.94mg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	19.6mg	1%
Saturated fat	0g	0.244g	1%
Net carbs	46.9g	79.6g	N/A
Magnesium	27mg	26mg	0%
Potassium	110mg	115mg	0%
Sugar	3.17g	0.38g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.378mg	0.39mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.103mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.245mg	0.287mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.333mg	0.378mg	0%
Leucine	0.614mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.29mg	0%
Methionine	0.156mg	0.18mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.433mg	0.514mg	0%
Valine	0.376mg	0.439mg	0%
Histidine	0.188mg	0.224mg	0%