Pretzel vs. Mounds candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and mounds candy bar different?

Pretzel is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, mounds candy bar is richer in copper and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mounds candy bar is 101% higher.
Pretzel contains 28 times more folate than mounds candy bar. While pretzel contains 166µg of folate, mounds candy bar contains only 6µg.
Mounds candy bar has less sodium.

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Candies, MOUNDS Candy Bar 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

Mounds candy bar

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.6%
Contains more IronIron	+119.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+89.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.948mg

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

Mounds candy bar

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+425%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+765.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+472.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1802.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+21.6%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.391g	20.58g	92%
Sodium	1240mg	145mg	48%
Folate	166µg	6µg	40%
Fats	2.93g	26.6g	36%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	0.277mg	31%
Iron	4.58mg	2.09mg	31%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.049mg	31%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Copper	0.156mg	0.4mg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.058mg	21%
Protein	10.04g	4.6g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.14g	8%
Carbs	80.39g	58.59g	7%
Magnesium	29mg	55mg	6%
Phosphorus	128mg	91mg	5%
Calories	384kcal	486kcal	5%
Selenium	4.4µg	6.6µg	4%
Caffeine	0mg	17mg	4%
Choline	29.5mg	11.8mg	3%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.948mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	321mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.4mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.245mg	2%
Zinc	1.04mg	1.1mg	1%
Fiber	3.4g	3.7g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	0.39g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.09mg	1%
Calcium	27mg	21mg	1%
Net carbs	76.99g	54.89g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g	46.19g	N/A
Trans fat	0.004g		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