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Pretzel vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pretzel and butter cookie

  • Pretzel has more manganese, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and fiber; however, butter cookie has more vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
  • Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 53% more.
  • Pretzel has 6 times more manganese than butter cookie. Pretzel has 1.015mg of manganese, while butter cookie has 0.17mg.
  • Butter cookie is lower in sodium.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than butter cookie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.9%
Contains more IronIron +106.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +173.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +497.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.9%
~equal in Calcium ~29mg

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 0% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +64.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +353.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Butter cookie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.391g 11.051g 48%
Sodium 1240mg 282mg 42%
Cholesterol 0mg 117mg 39%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.17mg 37%
Iron 4.58mg 2.22mg 30%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Fats 2.93g 18.8g 24%
Folate 166µg 76µg 23%
Vitamin A 0µg 165µg 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 3.19mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 5.522g 12%
Fiber 3.4g 0.8g 10%
Protein 10.04g 6.1g 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 8.4µg 7%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.38mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.37mg 5%
Copper 0.156mg 0.2mg 5%
Choline 29.5mg 6.5mg 4%
Calories 384kcal 467kcal 4%
Carbs 80.39g 68.9g 4%
Phosphorus 128mg 102mg 4%
Magnesium 29mg 12mg 4%
Potassium 223mg 111mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.488mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.036mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 0.982g 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.58mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 68.1g N/A
Calcium 27mg 29mg 0%
Sugar 2.21g 20.24g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.335mg 0%
Trans fat 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.136mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.007g N/A
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
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.7%
Contains more OtherOther +119.4%
Contains more FatsFats +541.6%
Contains more WaterWater +47%

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
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +659.6%

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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. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.