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Pretzel vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pretzel and gingerbread

  • Pretzel has more folate, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, gingerbread is higher in selenium.
  • Pretzel covers your daily need for sodium, 40% more than gingerbread.
  • Pretzel has 5 times more folate than gingerbread. While pretzel has 166µg of folate, gingerbread has only 33µg.
  • Gingerbread has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cake, gingerbread, 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.
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 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more IronIron +59%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +163%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +270.5%

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +104.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +403%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Gingerbread DV% diff.
Sodium 1240mg 327mg 40%
Folate 166µg 33µg 33%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Selenium 4.4µg 16.3µg 22%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 1.738mg 22%
Iron 4.58mg 2.88mg 21%
Fats 2.93g 16.4g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 4.216g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.19mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.391g 4.122g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 7.124g 16%
Fiber 3.4g 14%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.683mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.162mg 13%
Protein 10.04g 3.9g 12%
Phosphorus 128mg 54mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Magnesium 29mg 70mg 10%
Carbs 80.39g 49.2g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.19mg 9%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.39mg 6%
Potassium 223mg 439mg 6%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Copper 0.156mg 0.195mg 4%
Calcium 27mg 71mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 0.1mg 2%
Calories 384kcal 356kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.375mg 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 2.21g N/A
Trans fat 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.087mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g 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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +157.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.4%
Contains more OtherOther +40.4%
Contains more FatsFats +459.7%
Contains more WaterWater +794.6%

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% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +879.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +226.6%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.