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

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How are potato bread and saltine cracker different?

  • Potato bread is richer in phosphorus, potassium, and calcium, while saltine cracker is higher in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, and manganese.
  • Saltine cracker covers your daily need for iron, 68% more than potato bread.
  • Potato bread contains 9 times more calcium than saltine cracker. Potato bread contains 188mg of calcium, while saltine cracker contains 22mg.
  • Potato bread is lower in sodium.
  • Saltine cracker has a higher glycemic index (74) than potato bread (61).

Bread, potato and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium types were 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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
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 CalciumCalcium +754.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +524.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +226.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.8%
Contains more IronIron +243.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +151.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +291.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +172.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +175.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +456.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +357.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Folate ~124µg
~equal in Choline ~19.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato bread Saltine cracker DV% diff.
Iron 2.25mg 7.72mg 68%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.59mg 37%
Phosphorus 369mg 113mg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.25mg 5.714mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.188mg 0.518mg 28%
Selenium 9.5µg 21.4µg 22%
Sodium 375mg 849mg 21%
Potassium 718mg 115mg 18%
Calcium 188mg 22mg 17%
Manganese 0.253mg 0.637mg 17%
Fiber 6.3g 2.7g 14%
Carbs 47.07g 82.3g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.232mg 0.085mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.817mg 0.39mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.15µg 0µg 6%
Calories 266kcal 393kcal 6%
Copper 0.094mg 0.145mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.685g 5%
Zinc 1.44mg 0.94mg 5%
Protein 12.5g 10.5g 4%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Fats 3.13g 1.6g 2%
Vitamin K 6.8µg 4.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Folate 126µg 124µg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.244g 1%
Net carbs 40.77g 79.6g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 28mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 9.38g 0.38g N/A
Choline 18.4mg 19.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.142g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.224mg 0.287mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.268mg 0.378mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 0.311mg 0.29mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.18mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.285mg 0.514mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.439mg 0%
Histidine 0.143mg 0.224mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
11% 82% 3% 2%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 82.3 g
Water: 3.4 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19%
Contains more FatsFats +95.6%
Contains more WaterWater +886.8%
Contains more OtherOther +70.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74.8%

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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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/nutrients
  2. Saltine cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175068/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.