Pretzel vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between pretzel and sugar
- Sugar has less iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, and fiber.
- Pretzel's daily need coverage for iron is 57% more.
- Sugar is lower in sodium.
- Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than sugar.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Sugars, granulated.
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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 | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2600% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +11050% |
Contains more IronIron | +9060% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +2128.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +10300% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +25275% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +633.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1647.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 4.58mg | 0.05mg | 57% |
Sodium | 1240mg | 1mg | 54% |
Manganese | 1.015mg | 0.004mg | 44% |
Folate | 166µg | 0µg | 42% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.424mg | 0mg | 35% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.27mg | 0mg | 33% |
Starch | 72.58g | 30% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.332mg | 0.019mg | 24% |
Protein | 10.04g | 0g | 20% |
Phosphorus | 128mg | 0mg | 18% |
Copper | 0.156mg | 0.007mg | 17% |
Fiber | 3.4g | 0g | 14% |
Zinc | 1.04mg | 0.01mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.291g | 0g | 9% |
Magnesium | 29mg | 0mg | 7% |
Carbs | 80.39g | 99.98g | 7% |
Potassium | 223mg | 2mg | 7% |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 0.6µg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.322mg | 0mg | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.074mg | 0mg | 6% |
Fats | 2.93g | 0g | 5% |
Choline | 29.5mg | 0mg | 5% |
Calcium | 27mg | 1mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.47mg | 0mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 0mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 0µg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.727g | 0g | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.391g | 0g | 2% |
Calories | 384kcal | 387kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 76.99g | 99.98g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.21g | 99.8g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.004g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.097mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.25mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.407mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.757mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.257mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.177mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.48mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.22mg | 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 | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +15550% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +24.4% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
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