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Pretzel vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pretzel and potato salad

  • Pretzel has more iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while potato salad has more vitamin C.
  • Pretzel's daily need coverage for iron is 49% higher.
  • Potato salad contains 24 times less folate than pretzel. Pretzel contains 166µg of folate, while potato salad contains 7µg.
  • The amount of sodium in potato salad is lower.
  • Potato salad has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of potato salad is 45, while the glycemic index of pretzel is 83.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%
Contains more IronIron +604.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +235.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +905%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.3%
~equal in Selenium ~4.1µg

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +453.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +492.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2271.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +376.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Potato salad DV% diff.
Iron 4.58mg 0.65mg 49%
Folate 166µg 7µg 40%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.101mg 40%
Sodium 1240mg 529mg 31%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.077mg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 0.89mg 27%
Carbs 80.39g 11.17g 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.06mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 3.737g 16%
Protein 10.04g 2.68g 15%
Calories 384kcal 143kcal 12%
Phosphorus 128mg 52mg 11%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 10mg 9%
Fiber 3.4g 1.3g 8%
Fats 2.93g 8.2g 8%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.31mg 7%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.391g 1.429g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.141mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.534mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 2.48g 4%
Copper 0.156mg 0.118mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Magnesium 29mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Calcium 27mg 19mg 1%
Selenium 4.4µg 4.1µg 1%
Potassium 223mg 254mg 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 2.21g N/A
Trans fat 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +274.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +619.7%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
Contains more FatsFats +179.9%
Contains more WaterWater +2328.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 30% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.391 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.727 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.291 g
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +241.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.5%

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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 salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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