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Pretzel vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and potato bread different?

  • Pretzel is richer in manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2, while potato bread is higher in phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Pretzel covers your daily need for sodium, 38% more than potato bread.
  • Pretzel contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than potato bread. Pretzel contains 5.27mg of vitamin B3, while potato bread contains 1.25mg.
  • Potato bread is lower in sodium.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than potato bread (61).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Bread, potato types were 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.
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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains more IronIron +103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +66%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +301.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +596.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +222%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +115.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +213.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +153.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +213.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +142.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.47mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Potato bread DV% diff.
Sodium 1240mg 375mg 38%
Phosphorus 128mg 369mg 34%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.253mg 33%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Iron 4.58mg 2.25mg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 1.25mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.188mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.106mg 17%
Calcium 27mg 188mg 16%
Potassium 223mg 718mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.232mg 12%
Fiber 3.4g 6.3g 12%
Carbs 80.39g 47.07g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.817mg 10%
Folate 166µg 126µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 0g 9%
Selenium 4.4µg 9.5µg 9%
Copper 0.156mg 0.094mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.15µg 6%
Calories 384kcal 266kcal 6%
Protein 10.04g 12.5g 5%
Zinc 1.04mg 1.44mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 6.8µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 24µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.391g 0g 2%
Choline 29.5mg 18.4mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Fats 2.93g 3.13g 0%
Net carbs 76.99g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 29mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 2.21g 9.38g N/A
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.47mg 0%
Trans fat 0.004g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.143mg 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
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.5%
Contains more WaterWater +971.9%
~equal in Fats ~3.13g
~equal in Other ~3.75g

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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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.