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Pretzels vs. Onion rings — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzels and onion rings different?

  • Pretzels are higher than onion rings in manganese, copper, folate, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Pretzels cover your daily need for manganese, 63% more than onion rings.
  • Pretzels contain 5 times more sodium than onion rings. Pretzels contain 1715mg of sodium, while onion rings contains 370mg.

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted and Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, prepared, heated in oven 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 25% 11% 13% 63% 88% 23% 48% 224% 233% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.3% 11% 47% 24% 11% 30% 48% 45% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.7%
Contains more IronIron +33.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +261.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +102.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +414.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.4%
~equal in Selenium ~5.6µg

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% 0% 0% 45% 23% 36% 17% 27% 0% 0% 62% 0%
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 5.3% 0% 9.2% 0% 46% 27% 25% 18% 27% 0% 85% 25% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +151.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.185mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.294mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.117mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzels Onion rings DV% diff.
Manganese 1.789mg 0.348mg 63%
Sodium 1715mg 370mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.22g 7.633g 43%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Copper 0.264mg 0.073mg 21%
Fats 3.5g 14.3g 17%
Carbs 79.2g 33.79g 15%
Folate 83µg 33µg 13%
Starch 25.58g 11%
Protein 9.1g 4.14g 10%
Saturated fat 0.75g 2.137g 6%
Phosphorus 113mg 71mg 6%
Calories 381kcal 276kcal 5%
Iron 1.67mg 1.25mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.92mg 1.349mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.36g 3g 4%
Magnesium 35mg 17mg 4%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.42mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.6mg 2%
Fructose 1.26g 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.2g 2%
Calcium 36mg 31mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 123mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.116mg 1%
Net carbs 76.4g 31.59g N/A
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Selenium 5.8µg 5.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.185mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.288mg 0.294mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.117mg 0%
Trans fat 0.053g N/A
Tryptophan 0.109mg 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.259mg 0.15mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.345mg 0.214mg 0%
Leucine 0.636mg 0.35mg 0%
Lysine 0.221mg 0.151mg 0%
Methionine 0.164mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.453mg 0.243mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.216mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.109mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.789g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.047g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 6.346g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 79% 3% 5%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.3 g
Other: 4.9 g
4% 14% 34% 46%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 14.3 g
Carbs: 33.79 g
Water: 46.37 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134.4%
Contains more OtherOther +250%
Contains more FatsFats +308.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1305.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 41% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.75 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.22 g
17% 23% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.137 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.633 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +525.7%

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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. Pretzels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170650/nutrients
  2. Onion rings - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170415/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.