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Pretzel vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pretzel and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, and fiber.
  • Pretzel's daily need coverage for sodium is 54% more.
  • Pretzel has 54 times more vitamin B3 than cucumber. Pretzel has 5.27mg of vitamin B3, while cucumber has 0.098mg.
  • Cucumber is lower in sodium.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than cucumber.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cucumber, with peel, raw.

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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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +123.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.7%
Contains more IronIron +1535.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +280.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +420%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +433.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1184.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1470.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +906.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5277.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more FolateFolate +2271.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +391.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +485.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 1240mg 2mg 54%
Iron 4.58mg 0.28mg 54%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.079mg 41%
Folate 166µg 7µg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.027mg 33%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 0.098mg 32%
Starch 72.58g 0.83g 30%
Carbs 80.39g 3.63g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.033mg 23%
Protein 10.04g 0.65g 19%
Calories 384kcal 15kcal 18%
Phosphorus 128mg 24mg 15%
Copper 0.156mg 0.041mg 13%
Fiber 3.4g 0.5g 12%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 16.4µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 0.032g 8%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.2mg 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.3µg 7%
Fats 2.93g 0.11g 4%
Magnesium 29mg 13mg 4%
Choline 29.5mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.04mg 3%
Potassium 223mg 147mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 0.005g 2%
Saturated fat 0.391g 0.037g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.259mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 2.8mg 1%
Fructose 0.31g 0.87g 1%
Calcium 27mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 2.21g 1.67g N/A
Trans fat 0.004g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.01mg 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
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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1444.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2563.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2114.6%
Contains more OtherOther +823.7%
Contains more WaterWater +2942.5%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3934.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97%
Starch: 72.58 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.69 g
Fructose: 0.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.11 g
Galactose: 0 g
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +8644.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +11000%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +10.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +180.6%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.