Pretzels vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pretzels and potato chips

Pretzels have more manganese and folate, while potato chips have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B3, fiber, and magnesium.
Pretzels cover your daily need for sodium, 74% more than potato chips.
Pretzels contain 4 times more manganese than potato chips. While pretzels contain 1.789mg of manganese, potato chips contain only 0.44mg.
The amount of sodium in potato chips is lower.
Potato chips have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of potato chips is 56, while the glycemic index of pretzels is 83.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted.

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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.

Pretzels

Potato chips

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+306.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+773.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.7%

~equal in Iron ~1.63mg

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.

Pretzels

Potato chips

Contains more FolateFolate

+84.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+99.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+469%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.167mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1715mg	8mg	74%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.22g	12.17g	73%
Vitamin E		9.11mg	61%
Manganese	1.789mg	0.44mg	59%
Fats	3.5g	34.6g	48%
Saturated fat	0.75g	10.96g	46%
Vitamin B6	0.116mg	0.66mg	42%
Vitamin C	0mg	31.1mg	35%
Potassium	146mg	1275mg	33%
Histidine	0.201mg	153mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	1.36g	9.84g	21%
Vitamin K		22.1µg	18%
Vitamin B3	1.92mg	3.827mg	12%
Folate	83µg	45µg	10%
Carbs	79.2g	52.9g	9%
Calories	381kcal	536kcal	8%
Magnesium	35mg	67mg	8%
Fiber	2.8g	4.8g	8%
Phosphorus	113mg	165mg	7%
Choline		37.5mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.197mg	7%
Copper	0.264mg	0.306mg	5%
Selenium	5.8µg	8.1µg	4%
Protein	9.1g	7g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.402mg	2%
Zinc	0.85mg	1.09mg	2%
Calcium	36mg	24mg	1%
Iron	1.67mg	1.63mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.18mg	0.167mg	1%
Net carbs	76.4g	48.1g	N/A
Sugar		0.22g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.109mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.259mg	0.253mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.345mg	0.283mg	0%
Leucine	0.636mg	0.419mg	0%
Lysine	0.221mg	0.424mg	0%
Methionine	0.164mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.453mg	0.31mg	0%
Valine	0.392mg	0.392mg	0%