Pretzel vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pretzel and chocolate brownie

Pretzel has more iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and manganese, while chocolate brownie has more copper and vitamin A.
Pretzel's daily need coverage for sodium is 39% higher.
Chocolate brownie contains 6 times less folate than pretzel. Pretzel contains 166µg of folate, while chocolate brownie contains 29µg.
The amount of sodium in chocolate brownie is lower.
Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate brownie is 42, while the glycemic index of pretzel is 83.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.7%
Contains more IronIron	+148.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+111.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+148.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+161.4%

~equal in Zinc ~0.97mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~132mg

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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+436.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+472.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.328mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	9.412g	54%
Fats	2.93g	29.1g	40%
Sodium	1240mg	343mg	39%
Folate	166µg	29µg	34%
Iron	4.58mg	1.84mg	34%
Saturated fat	0.391g	7.319g	31%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	0.982mg	27%
Copper	0.156mg	0.388mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	10.839g	25%
Cholesterol	0mg	73mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.141mg	24%
Vitamin A	0µg	176µg	20%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.587mg	19%
Fiber	3.4g		14%
Selenium	4.4µg	11.5µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.19mg	11%
Carbs	80.39g	50.2g	10%
Protein	10.04g	6.2g	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Magnesium	29mg	53mg	6%
Choline	29.5mg		5%
Calories	384kcal	466kcal	4%
Calcium	27mg	57mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.47mg		3%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.094mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.3mg	2%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.97mg	1%
Potassium	223mg	176mg	1%
Phosphorus	128mg	132mg	1%
Net carbs	76.99g	50.2g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.328mg	0%
Trans fat	0.004g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.25mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.757mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.48mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.136mg	0%
Fructose	0.31g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	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