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Pretzel vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pretzel and ginger

  • Pretzel has more iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and selenium; however, ginger is higher in copper.
  • Pretzel covers your daily need for sodium, 53% more than ginger.
  • Pretzel has 17 times more vitamin B1 than ginger. While pretzel has 0.424mg of vitamin B1, ginger has only 0.025mg.
  • Ginger has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pretzel is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Ginger root, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68.8%
Contains more IronIron +663.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +205.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +276.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +343.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +528.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +48.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1596%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +876.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +602.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2700%
Contains more FolateFolate +1409.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~28.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Ginger DV% diff.
Sodium 1240mg 13mg 53%
Iron 4.58mg 0.6mg 50%
Folate 166µg 11µg 39%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.229mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.025mg 33%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 0.75mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.034mg 23%
Carbs 80.39g 17.77g 21%
Protein 10.04g 1.82g 16%
Calories 384kcal 80kcal 15%
Phosphorus 128mg 34mg 13%
Copper 0.156mg 0.226mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 0.154g 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.7µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.16mg 7%
Fiber 3.4g 2g 6%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.34mg 6%
Potassium 223mg 415mg 6%
Fats 2.93g 0.75g 3%
Magnesium 29mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.203mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.391g 0.203g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 0.154g 1%
Calcium 27mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 2.21g 1.7g N/A
Trans fat 0.004g 0g N/A
Choline 29.5mg 28.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.03mg 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

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
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +451.6%
Contains more FatsFats +290.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +352.4%
Contains more OtherOther +355.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2420.4%

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
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +372.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +738.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.1%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.