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Pretzel vs. Pumpkin seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pretzel and pumpkin seeds

  • Pretzel has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, pumpkin seeds are richer in zinc, fiber, copper, and magnesium.
  • Pumpkin seeds cover your daily zinc needs 84% more than pretzel.
  • Pumpkin seeds have 69 times less sodium than pretzel. Pretzel has 1240mg of sodium, while pumpkin seeds have 18mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Seeds, pumpkin, and squash seeds, whole, roasted, without salt.

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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 187% 17% 81% 124% 230% 281% 39% 2.3% 65% 0%
Contains more IronIron +38.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +803.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +103.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +342.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +890.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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.
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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 1% 1% 0% 0% 8.5% 12% 5.4% 3.4% 8.5% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +538.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1742.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1744.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Pumpkin seeds DV% diff.
Zinc 1.04mg 10.3mg 84%
Fiber 3.4g 18.4g 60%
Copper 0.156mg 0.69mg 59%
Magnesium 29mg 262mg 55%
Sodium 1240mg 18mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 8.844g 50%
Folate 166µg 9µg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.034mg 33%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 0.286mg 31%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Fats 2.93g 19.4g 25%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.496mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.052mg 22%
Potassium 223mg 919mg 20%
Protein 10.04g 18.55g 17%
Iron 4.58mg 3.31mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.391g 3.67g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 6.032g 13%
Carbs 80.39g 53.75g 9%
Selenium 4.4µg 8%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.056mg 5%
Phosphorus 128mg 92mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.037mg 3%
Calories 384kcal 446kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 3%
Calcium 27mg 55mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 0.3mg 2%
Net carbs 76.99g 35.35g N/A
Sugar 2.21g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.326mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.683mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.956mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 1.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.417mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.924mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 1.491mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.515mg 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
19% 19% 54% 5% 4%
Protein: 18.55 g
Fats: 19.4 g
Carbs: 53.75 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 3.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.8%
Contains more FatsFats +562.1%
Contains more WaterWater +43.8%
~equal in Other ~3.8g

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
20% 33% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.844 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +729.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +585.1%

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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. Pumpkin seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170188/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.