Pretzel vs. Bagel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between pretzel and bagel
- Pretzel is higher in iron, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, yet bagel is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
- Bagel covers your daily selenium needs 44% more than pretzel.
- Pretzel contains 3 times more choline than bagel. While pretzel contains 29.5mg of choline, bagel contains only 9.8mg.
- The amount of sodium in bagel is lower.
- The glycemic index of bagel is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Bagels, wheat.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +35% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +35.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +65.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +75.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +12.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +10.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -64.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +40.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +552.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +46.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +58.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +56.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +86.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +118.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +201% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +16.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +98.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 28.7µg | 44% |
Sodium | 1240mg | 439mg | 35% |
Starch | 72.58g | 30% | |
Iron | 4.58mg | 2.76mg | 23% |
Folate | 166µg | 76µg | 23% |
Manganese | 1.015mg | 1.43mg | 18% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.27mg | 3.37mg | 12% |
Carbs | 80.39g | 48.89g | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.332mg | 0.209mg | 9% |
Calories | 384kcal | 250kcal | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.074mg | 0.147mg | 6% |
Magnesium | 29mg | 51mg | 5% |
Choline | 29.5mg | 9.8mg | 4% |
Fiber | 3.4g | 4.1g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.424mg | 0.403mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.156mg | 0.175mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.391g | 0g | 2% |
Potassium | 223mg | 165mg | 2% |
Phosphorus | 128mg | 142mg | 2% |
Fats | 2.93g | 1.53g | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.291g | 0.936g | 2% |
Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 0mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 1.5µg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.727g | 0.29g | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.322mg | 0.375mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.47mg | 0.32mg | 1% |
Calcium | 27mg | 20mg | 1% |
Zinc | 1.04mg | 1.1mg | 1% |
Protein | 10.04g | 10.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 76.99g | 44.79g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.21g | 6.12g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.004g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.097mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.25mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.407mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.757mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.257mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.177mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.48mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.22mg | 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
Contains more FatsFats | +91.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +64.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +91.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1099.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +150.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +37.9% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -100% |