Pretzel vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and fettuccine different?

Pretzel has more iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, zinc, fiber, and magnesium than fettuccine.
Daily need coverage for iron for pretzel is 50% higher.
Pretzel contains 28 times more folate than fettuccine. While pretzel contains 166µg of folate, fettuccine contains only 6µg.
Fettuccine has less sodium.
Fettuccine has a lower glycemic index (47) than pretzel (83).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree 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.

Pretzel

Fettuccine

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.7%
Contains more IronIron	+663.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+940%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+412%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-86.6%

~equal in Calcium ~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.

Pretzel

Fettuccine

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+371.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+374.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+192.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.45mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	4.58mg	0.6mg	50%
Sodium	1240mg	166mg	47%
Manganese	1.015mg		44%
Folate	166µg	6µg	40%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.09mg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	1.8mg	22%
Carbs	80.39g	14g	22%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.07mg	20%
Copper	0.156mg		17%
Phosphorus	128mg	25mg	15%
Calories	384kcal	99kcal	14%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.1mg	9%
Selenium	4.4µg		8%
Protein	10.04g	6.2g	8%
Fiber	3.4g	2g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.4g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg		6%
Choline	29.5mg		5%
Cholesterol	0mg	14mg	5%
Magnesium	29mg	6mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.05mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.391g	0.9g	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Potassium	223mg	168mg	2%
Vitamin C	2.1mg		2%
Fats	2.93g	2.7g	0%
Net carbs	76.99g	12g	N/A
Calcium	27mg	28mg	0%
Sugar	2.21g	1.3g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.45mg	0%
Trans fat	0.004g	0g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	0.9g	0%
Tryptophan	0.097mg		0%
Threonine	0.25mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg		0%
Leucine	0.757mg		0%
Lysine	0.257mg		0%
Methionine	0.177mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg		0%
Valine	0.48mg		0%
Histidine	0.22mg		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