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Pretzel vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pretzel and baby food

  • Pretzel has more folate; however, baby food has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 537% more.
  • Pretzel has 413 times more sodium than baby food. Pretzel has 1240mg of sodium, while baby food has 3mg.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than baby food.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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 21% 8.1% 20% 172% 52% 28% 55% 162% 132% 24%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +244.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2614.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96%
Contains more IronIron +937.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +206.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +488.6%

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 7% 0% 9.4% 0% 106% 77% 99% 19% 17% 0% 7% 125% 16%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +86.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +286%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +683%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +718.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +558.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 4.58mg 47.5mg 537%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 34.714mg 184%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 2.717mg 183%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 2.438mg 168%
Calcium 27mg 733mg 71%
Sodium 1240mg 3mg 54%
Manganese 1.015mg 44%
Selenium 4.4µg 25.9µg 39%
Phosphorus 128mg 392mg 38%
Folate 166µg 43µg 31%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 3.68mg 21%
Copper 0.156mg 0.334mg 20%
Magnesium 29mg 100mg 17%
Fiber 3.4g 7.5g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 1.074mg 15%
Zinc 1.04mg 2.4mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.189mg 9%
Potassium 223mg 437mg 6%
Protein 10.04g 12.2g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 1.697g 3%
Saturated fat 0.391g 0.769g 2%
Carbs 80.39g 73.4g 2%
Fats 2.93g 4.4g 2%
Choline 29.5mg 23.2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 1.206g 1%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.5µg 1%
Calories 384kcal 379kcal 0%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 2.3mg 0%
Net carbs 76.99g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 2.21g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.286mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.223g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 3% 80% 3% 4%
Protein: 10.04 g
Fats: 2.93 g
Carbs: 80.39 g
Water: 3.13 g
Other: 3.51 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.5%
Contains more FatsFats +50.2%
Contains more WaterWater +114.1%
~equal in Carbs ~73.4g
~equal in Other ~3.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 30% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.391 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.727 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.291 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.4%

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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. Pretzel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167555/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.