Pretzel vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pretzel and chicken meat?

Pretzel is richer in manganese, iron, folate, and vitamin B1, while chicken meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
Pretzel's daily need coverage for sodium is 50% higher.
Chicken meat has 51 times less manganese than pretzel. Pretzel has 1.015mg of manganese, while chicken meat has 0.02mg.
Chicken meat is lower in sodium.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than chicken meat (0).

We used Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more IronIron	+263.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+136.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4975%

Contains more ZincZinc	+86.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+443.2%

~equal in Potassium ~223mg

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+74.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+573%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3220%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+219.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+440.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+123.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1240mg	82mg	50%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.02mg	43%
Iron	4.58mg	1.26mg	42%
Folate	166µg	5µg	40%
Selenium	4.4µg	23.9µg	35%
Protein	10.04g	27.3g	35%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.063mg	30%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Carbs	80.39g	0g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.4mg	25%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	8.487mg	20%
Fats	2.93g	13.6g	16%
Saturated fat	0.391g	3.79g	15%
Fiber	3.4g	0g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	1.03mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.168mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	5.34g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	2.97g	11%
Copper	0.156mg	0.066mg	10%
Zinc	1.04mg	1.94mg	8%
Phosphorus	128mg	182mg	8%
Choline	29.5mg	65.9mg	7%
Calories	384kcal	239kcal	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.27mg	1%
Calcium	27mg	15mg	1%
Magnesium	29mg	23mg	1%
Net carbs	76.99g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Potassium	223mg	223mg	0%
Sugar	2.21g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	2.8µg	2.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.004g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.25mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.757mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.48mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.802mg	0%
Fructose	0.31g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.223g		N/A