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Pretzels vs. Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pretzels and prawn crackers (Shrimp chips)

  • Pretzels have more folate; however, prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) are richer in selenium, manganese, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Pretzels' daily need coverage for sodium is 50% more.
  • Pretzels contain 4 times more folate than prawn crackers (Shrimp chips). Pretzels contain 83µg of folate, while prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) contain 23µg.
  • Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) contain less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted and Snacks, shrimp cracker.

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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 51% 6% 17% 72% 74% 38% 82% 74% 279% 181%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.2%
Contains more IronIron +14.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +470.7%

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% 0% 66% 0% 66% 21% 49% 19% 50% 2.5% 32% 17% 9.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +260.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.091mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzels Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) DV% diff.
Sodium 1715mg 571mg 50%
Selenium 5.8µg 33.1µg 50%
Fats 3.5g 17.86g 22%
Vitamin E 3.28mg 22%
Saturated fat 0.75g 5.357g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.22g 3.971g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 1.36g 7.997g 17%
Manganese 1.789mg 2.14mg 15%
Folate 83µg 23µg 15%
Starch 30.36g 12%
Phosphorus 113mg 191mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 5.6g 11%
Vitamin K 12.8µg 11%
Magnesium 35mg 72mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.216mg 8%
Carbs 79.2g 59.09g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.264mg 7%
Copper 0.264mg 0.221mg 5%
Zinc 0.85mg 1.38mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.92mg 2.631mg 4%
Protein 9.1g 7.14g 4%
Iron 1.67mg 1.91mg 3%
Choline 17.6mg 3%
Calories 381kcal 426kcal 2%
Calcium 36mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.288mg 0.321mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.091mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 193mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 76.4g 53.49g N/A
Sugar 21.43g N/A
Trans fat 0.066g N/A
Tryptophan 0.109mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.259mg 0.2mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.345mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.636mg 0.489mg 0%
Lysine 0.221mg 0.208mg 0%
Methionine 0.164mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.453mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.306mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.192mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 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
7% 18% 59% 14% 2%
Protein: 7.14 g
Fats: 17.86 g
Carbs: 59.09 g
Water: 13.6 g
Other: 2.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34%
Contains more OtherOther +112.1%
Contains more FatsFats +410.3%
Contains more WaterWater +312.1%

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
31% 46% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.357 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.997 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.971 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +488%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +225.5%

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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. Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173160/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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