Pretzel vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and potato chips different?

Pretzel is richer in iron, folate, manganese, and vitamin B1, while potato chips are higher in vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
Potato chips cover your daily need for vitamin E, 58% more than pretzel.
Pretzel contains 155 times more sodium than potato chips. Pretzel contains 1240mg of sodium, while potato chips contain 8mg.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than potato chips (56).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted 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.

Pretzel

Potato chips

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+181%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+130.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+131%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+471.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+96.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+84.1%

~equal in Zinc ~1.09mg

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

Potato chips

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+153.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+268.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1381%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1838.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+791.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+689.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+27.1%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	12.17g	73%
Vitamin E	0.47mg	9.11mg	58%
Sodium	1240mg	8mg	54%
Fats	2.93g	34.6g	49%
Saturated fat	0.391g	10.96g	48%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.66mg	45%
Iron	4.58mg	1.63mg	37%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	31.1mg	32%
Potassium	223mg	1275mg	31%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Folate	166µg	45µg	30%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.44mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	9.84g	23%
Histidine	0.22mg	153mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.167mg	21%
Copper	0.156mg	0.306mg	17%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	22.1µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.197mg	10%
Magnesium	29mg	67mg	9%
Carbs	80.39g	52.9g	9%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	3.827mg	9%
Calories	384kcal	536kcal	8%
Selenium	4.4µg	8.1µg	7%
Protein	10.04g	7g	6%
Fiber	3.4g	4.8g	6%
Phosphorus	128mg	165mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.402mg	2%
Choline	29.5mg	37.5mg	1%
Net carbs	76.99g	48.1g	N/A
Calcium	27mg	24mg	0%
Sugar	2.21g	0.22g	N/A
Zinc	1.04mg	1.09mg	0%
Trans fat	0.004g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.25mg	0.253mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg	0.283mg	0%
Leucine	0.757mg	0.419mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.424mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	0.31mg	0%
Valine	0.48mg	0.392mg	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