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Pretzel vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and flour different?

  • Pretzel is richer in manganese, while flour is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Pretzel covers your daily need for sodium, 54% more than flour.
  • Pretzel contains 3 times more choline than flour. Pretzel contains 29.5mg of choline, while flour contains 10.4mg.
  • Flour is lower in sodium.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than flour (72).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +670.5%
~equal in Iron ~4.64mg
~equal in Copper ~0.144mg

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%
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +833.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +183.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36%
Contains more FolateFolate +10.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzel Flour DV% diff.
Sodium 1240mg 2mg 54%
Selenium 4.4µg 33.9µg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.785mg 30%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Manganese 1.015mg 0.682mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.332mg 0.494mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 0.413g 6%
Vitamin B3 5.27mg 5.904mg 4%
Folate 166µg 183µg 4%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.06mg 3%
Phosphorus 128mg 108mg 3%
Fiber 3.4g 2.7g 3%
Choline 29.5mg 10.4mg 3%
Potassium 223mg 107mg 3%
Fats 2.93g 0.98g 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.438mg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 22mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.727g 0.087g 2%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.044mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.391g 0.155g 1%
Calories 384kcal 364kcal 1%
Protein 10.04g 10.33g 1%
Copper 0.156mg 0.144mg 1%
Iron 4.58mg 4.64mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 15mg 1%
Carbs 80.39g 76.31g 1%
Net carbs 76.99g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 2.21g 0.27g N/A
Trans fat 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0.23mg 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
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +199%
Contains more OtherOther +663%
Contains more WaterWater +280.8%
~equal in Protein ~10.33g
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g

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
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +735.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.4%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.