Saltine cracker vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are saltine cracker and cookie dough different?

Saltine cracker is higher in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, and folate; however, cookie dough is richer in manganese.
Daily need coverage for iron for saltine cracker is 70% higher.
Saltine cracker contains 4 times more vitamin B2 than cookie dough. While saltine cracker contains 0.59mg of vitamin B2, cookie dough contains only 0.148mg.
Cookie dough has less sodium.
Cookie dough has a lower glycemic index (54) than saltine cracker (74).

Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Saltine cracker

Cookie dough

Contains more IronIron	+260.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+135.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~104mg

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.

Saltine cracker

Cookie dough

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+298.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+206.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+254.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.372mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	7.72mg	2.14mg	70%
Vitamin B2	0.59mg	0.148mg	34%
Fats	1.6g	18.9g	27%
Monounsaturated fat	0.142g	10.531g	26%
Vitamin B3	5.714mg	1.865mg	24%
Sodium	849mg	294mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.518mg	0.234mg	24%
Selenium	21.4µg	9.1µg	22%
Folate	124µg	35µg	22%
Saturated fat	0.244g	4.751g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.685g	2.592g	13%
Protein	10.5g	5.4g	10%
Cholesterol	0mg	24mg	8%
Carbs	82.3g	59.1g	8%
Manganese	0.637mg	0.765mg	6%
Choline	19.6mg		4%
Vitamin K	4.9µg		4%
Copper	0.145mg	0.11mg	4%
Zinc	0.94mg	0.64mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.041mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Calories	393kcal	424kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Phosphorus	113mg	104mg	1%
Fiber	2.7g	2.5g	1%
Potassium	115mg	147mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	31mg	1%
Net carbs	79.6g	56.6g	N/A
Magnesium	26mg	28mg	0%
Sugar	0.38g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.39mg	0.372mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.088mg	0%
Threonine	0.287mg	0.177mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.378mg	0.227mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	0.414mg	0%
Lysine	0.29mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.18mg	0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.278mg	0%
Valine	0.439mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.224mg	0.125mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A