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Pretzel vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pretzel and melon

  • Pretzel has more iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and copper; however, melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Pretzel covers your daily sodium needs 54% more than melon.
  • Melon has 29 times less manganese than pretzel. Pretzel has 1.015mg of manganese, while melon has 0.035mg.
  • Melon contains less sodium.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pretzel is 83, while the glycemic index of melon is 62.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Melons, casaba, 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 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +163.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.5%
Contains more IronIron +1247.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +1385.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2460%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +840%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2726.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +971%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2171.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12%
Contains more FolateFolate +1975%
Contains more CholineCholine +288.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +938.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Melon DV% diff.
Sodium 1240mg 9mg 54%
Iron 4.58mg 0.34mg 53%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.035mg 43%
Folate 166µg 8µg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.015mg 34%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 0.232mg 31%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Carbs 80.39g 6.58g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.031mg 23%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 21.8mg 22%
Protein 10.04g 1.11g 18%
Phosphorus 128mg 5mg 18%
Calories 384kcal 28kcal 18%
Copper 0.156mg 0.06mg 11%
Fiber 3.4g 0.9g 10%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.07mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 0.039g 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.4µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.163mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.084mg 5%
Fats 2.93g 0.1g 4%
Magnesium 29mg 11mg 4%
Choline 29.5mg 7.6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.05mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 0.002g 2%
Saturated fat 0.391g 0.025g 2%
Calcium 27mg 11mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 182mg 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 2.21g 5.69g N/A
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.004g 0g N/A
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

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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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +804.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2830%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1121.7%
Contains more OtherOther +875%
Contains more WaterWater +2834.5%

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
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3210.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.6%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.