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Pretzels vs. Post Golden Crisp Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pretzels and post Golden Crisp Cereal

  • Pretzels have less vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, and vitamin A.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 233% more than pretzels.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal contains 18 times less sodium than pretzels. Pretzels contain 1715mg of sodium, while post Golden Crisp Cereal contains 95mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.

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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 42% 4.5% 16% 251% 67% 153% 97% 12% 0% 265%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +32%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more IronIron +301.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +558.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +737.9%

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 0% 277% 6.6% 111% 350% 369% 347% 0% 438% 700% 2.3% 278% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +863.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1537.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +345.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzels Post Golden Crisp Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 5.6µg 233%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 1.9mg 137%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 1.6mg 115%
Vitamin B3 1.92mg 18.5mg 104%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 1.4mg 102%
Vitamin A 0µg 832µg 92%
Selenium 5.8µg 48.6µg 78%
Manganese 1.789mg 78%
Folate 83µg 370µg 72%
Sodium 1715mg 95mg 70%
Iron 1.67mg 6.7mg 63%
Zinc 0.85mg 5.6mg 43%
Vitamin D 7.4µg 37%
Vitamin D 296IU 37%
Phosphorus 113mg 227mg 16%
Fiber 2.8g 5g 9%
Copper 0.264mg 0.2mg 7%
Protein 9.1g 5.5g 7%
Magnesium 35mg 59mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.288mg 6%
Carbs 79.2g 90.1g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.22g 0.6g 4%
Choline 13.8mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.75g 0.2g 3%
Fats 3.5g 1.7g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.36g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 2%
Calcium 36mg 15mg 2%
Potassium 146mg 176mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Calories 381kcal 380kcal 0%
Net carbs 76.4g 85.1g N/A
Sugar 53.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.109mg 0%
Threonine 0.259mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.345mg 0%
Leucine 0.636mg 0%
Lysine 0.221mg 0%
Methionine 0.164mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.453mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0%

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
6% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.5%
Contains more FatsFats +105.9%
Contains more WaterWater +135.7%
Contains more OtherOther +276.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.8%

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
14% 43% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +126.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.3%

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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. Post Golden Crisp Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171652/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.