Pretzel vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pretzel and brunost different?
- Pretzel is richer in iron, manganese, and folate, while brunost is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, calcium, and potassium.
- Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 101% more than pretzel.
- Pretzel contains 33 times more folate than brunost. Pretzel contains 166µg of folate, while brunost contains 5µg.
- Pretzel is lower in saturated fat.
- Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than brunost (27).
Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cheese, gjetost 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +780.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +95% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2437.5% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +141.4% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1381.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +531.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +246.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -51.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +229.5% |
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 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +34.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +548.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +3220% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +316.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +940.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +266.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 2.42µg | 101% |
| Saturated fat | 0.391g | 19.16g | 85% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.332mg | 1.382mg | 81% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.322mg | 3.351mg | 61% |
| Iron | 4.58mg | 0.52mg | 51% |
| Phosphorus | 128mg | 444mg | 45% |
| Manganese | 1.015mg | 0.04mg | 42% |
| Fats | 2.93g | 29.51g | 41% |
| Folate | 166µg | 5µg | 40% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 400mg | 37% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 334µg | 37% |
| Potassium | 223mg | 1409mg | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 94mg | 31% |
| Starch | 72.58g | 30% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.27mg | 0.813mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 1240mg | 600mg | 28% |
| Selenium | 4.4µg | 14.5µg | 18% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.727g | 7.879g | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.074mg | 0.271mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3.4g | 0g | 14% |
| Carbs | 80.39g | 42.65g | 13% |
| Magnesium | 29mg | 70mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.424mg | 0.315mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.156mg | 0.08mg | 8% |
| Choline | 29.5mg | 5% | |
| Calories | 384kcal | 466kcal | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.47mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.291g | 0.938g | 2% |
| Protein | 10.04g | 9.65g | 1% |
| Zinc | 1.04mg | 1.14mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 76.99g | 42.65g | N/A |
| Sugar | 2.21g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.097mg | 0.135mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.25mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.407mg | 0.519mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.757mg | 0.992mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.257mg | 0.814mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.177mg | 0.318mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0.54mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.48mg | 0.765mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.22mg | 0.293mg | 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 CarbsCarbs | +88.5% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +907.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +329.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +35.3% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +37.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +983.8% |
