Pretzel vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between pretzel and oatmeal
- Pretzel has more folate, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, copper, and vitamin B2; however, oatmeal is richer in iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
- Pretzel covers your daily sodium needs 52% more than oatmeal.
- Oatmeal has 4 times less folate than pretzel. Pretzel has 166µg of folate, while oatmeal has 44µg.
- Oatmeal contains less sodium.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +11.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +265.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +136.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +67.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +66.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +81.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +196.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +30.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +13.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +571.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +63.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +54.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +74.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +600% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +277.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +527.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +291.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 1240mg | 49mg | 52% |
Folate | 166µg | 44µg | 31% |
Starch | 72.58g | 10.37g | 26% |
Carbs | 80.39g | 11.67g | 23% |
Manganese | 1.015mg | 0.558mg | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.074mg | 0.29mg | 17% |
Iron | 4.58mg | 5.96mg | 17% |
Calories | 384kcal | 68kcal | 16% |
Protein | 10.04g | 2.37g | 15% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.424mg | 0.26mg | 14% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 130µg | 14% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.27mg | 3.025mg | 14% |
Copper | 0.156mg | 0.066mg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.332mg | 0.215mg | 9% |
Fiber | 3.4g | 1.7g | 7% |
Phosphorus | 128mg | 77mg | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.291g | 0.426g | 6% |
Calcium | 27mg | 80mg | 5% |
Choline | 29.5mg | 4.7mg | 5% |
Potassium | 223mg | 61mg | 5% |
Zinc | 1.04mg | 0.62mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.47mg | 0.07mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 0mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
Fats | 2.93g | 1.36g | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.391g | 0.226g | 1% |
Magnesium | 29mg | 26mg | 1% |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 5µg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.727g | 0.391g | 1% |
Net carbs | 76.99g | 9.97g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.21g | 0.46g | N/A |
Vitamin B5 | 0.322mg | 0.317mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.004g | 0.003g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.097mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.25mg | 0.083mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.407mg | 0.105mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.757mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.257mg | 0.135mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.177mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0.13mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.48mg | 0.151mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.22mg | 0.057mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.31g | 0g | 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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +323.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +115.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +588.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +515.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +2584.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +85.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +203.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -42.2% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more StarchStarch | +599.9% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more GalactoseGalactose | +∞% |
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