Pretzel vs. Carob — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and carob different?

Pretzel is richer in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while carob is higher in calcium, zinc, and potassium.
Carob covers your daily need for saturated fat, 143% more than pretzel.
Pretzel contains 12 times more sodium than carob. Pretzel contains 1240mg of sodium, while carob contains 107mg.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than carob (39).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Candies, carob, unsweetened types were used in this article.

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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.

Pretzel

Carob

Contains more IronIron	+255%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+625%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1022.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+183.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+239.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~126mg

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.

Pretzel

Carob

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+324%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+406.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+690.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+234%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+175%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.391g	29.018g	130%
Sodium	1240mg	107mg	49%
Fats	2.93g	31.36g	44%
Iron	4.58mg	1.29mg	41%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.14mg	38%
Folate	166µg	21µg	36%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Calcium	27mg	303mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.1mg	27%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	1.04mg	26%
Zinc	1.04mg	3.53mg	23%
Potassium	223mg	633mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.178mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.28µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.75mg	9%
Calories	384kcal	540kcal	8%
Carbs	80.39g	56.29g	8%
Vitamin E	0.47mg	1.57mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.295g	7%
Protein	10.04g	8.15g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.13mg	4%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	7.7µg	4%
Copper	0.156mg	0.183mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.5mg	2%
Magnesium	29mg	36mg	2%
Fiber	3.4g	3.8g	2%
Choline	29.5mg	19mg	2%
Selenium	4.4µg	5.2µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	0.483g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	382kcal	663kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.2	0.03	N/A
Net carbs	76.99g	52.49g	N/A
Cholesterol	0mg	1mg	0%
Sugar	2.21g	34.11g	N/A
Phosphorus	128mg	126mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
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