Pretzel vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and mousse different?

Pretzel is higher in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and fiber; however, mousse is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for sodium for pretzel is 52% higher.
Pretzel contains 36 times more vitamin B3 than mousse. While pretzel contains 5.27mg of vitamin B3, mousse contains only 0.146mg.
Mousse has less sodium.
Mousse has a lower glycemic index (42) than pretzel (83).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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

Mousse

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55.9%
Contains more IronIron	+732.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+108%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1620.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+255.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~117mg

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

Mousse

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+842.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3509.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1006.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.51mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1240mg	38mg	52%
Iron	4.58mg	0.55mg	50%
Cholesterol	0mg	140mg	47%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.059mg	42%
Saturated fat	0.391g	9.151g	40%
Folate	166µg	15µg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.045mg	32%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	0.146mg	32%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Carbs	80.39g	16.07g	21%
Fats	2.93g	16g	20%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.47µg	20%
Vitamin A	0µg	140µg	16%
Protein	10.04g	4.14g	12%
Fiber	3.4g	0.6g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	5.027g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.205mg	10%
Copper	0.156mg	0.075mg	9%
Calories	384kcal	225kcal	8%
Calcium	27mg	96mg	7%
Selenium	4.4µg	7.4µg	5%
Choline	29.5mg		5%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.64mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.533mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.879g	3%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.1mg	2%
Magnesium	29mg	20mg	2%
Potassium	223mg	143mg	2%
Phosphorus	128mg	117mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	7mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.058mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	382kcal	543kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.2	0.65	N/A
Net carbs	76.99g	15.47g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g	14.81g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.51mg	0%
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 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	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