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Pretzel vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and cookie dough different?

  • Pretzel is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, cookie dough is richer in selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for pretzel is 41% higher.
  • Pretzel contains 5 times more folate than cookie dough. While pretzel contains 166µg of folate, cookie dough contains only 35µg.
  • Cookie dough has less sodium.
  • Cookie dough has a lower glycemic index (54) than pretzel (83).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough are the varieties 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.
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 20% 9.3% 13% 80% 37% 17% 45% 38% 100% 50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.7%
Contains more IronIron +114%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +106.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

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% 1.3% 0% 0% 59% 34% 35% 22% 9.5% 5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +182.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +374.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Cookie dough DV% diff.
Sodium 1240mg 294mg 41%
Folate 166µg 35µg 33%
Iron 4.58mg 2.14mg 31%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Fats 2.93g 18.9g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 10.531g 25%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 1.865mg 21%
Saturated fat 0.391g 4.751g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.234mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.148mg 14%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.765mg 11%
Selenium 4.4µg 9.1µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 2.592g 9%
Protein 10.04g 5.4g 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 24mg 8%
Carbs 80.39g 59.1g 7%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Copper 0.156mg 0.11mg 5%
Fiber 3.4g 2.5g 4%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.64mg 4%
Phosphorus 128mg 104mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.041mg 3%
Calories 384kcal 424kcal 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Potassium 223mg 147mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.372mg 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 56.6g N/A
Magnesium 29mg 28mg 0%
Calcium 27mg 31mg 0%
Sugar 2.21g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.227mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.414mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.278mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.125mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g 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
5% 19% 59% 15%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 18.9 g
Carbs: 59.1 g
Water: 15.3 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +85.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36%
Contains more OtherOther +170%
Contains more FatsFats +545.1%
Contains more WaterWater +388.8%

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
27% 59% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.751 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.531 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.592 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1348.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100.8%

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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. Cookie dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174961/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.