Tortilla chips vs. Pretzels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla chips and pretzels different?

Tortilla chips are richer in fats, phosphorus, vitamin B12, magnesium, and fiber, while pretzels are higher in manganese, copper, and folate.
Pretzels cover your daily need for manganese 61% more than tortilla chips.
Pretzels are lower in saturated fat.

Snacks, tortilla chips, plain, white corn, salted and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Tortilla chips

Pretzels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+194.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+99.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.9%

Contains more CopperCopper	+172.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+361.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.8%

~equal in Iron ~1.67mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Tortilla chips

Pretzels

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+129.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+591.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.288mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	10.769g	1.22g	64%
Manganese	0.388mg	1.789mg	61%
Sodium	328mg	1715mg	60%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	9.695g		57%
Fats	20.68g	3.5g	26%
Starch	62.53g		26%
Vitamin E	3.53mg		24%
Copper	0.097mg	0.264mg	19%
Folate	12µg	83µg	18%
Vitamin K	20.9µg		17%
Phosphorus	225mg	113mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0µg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.23g		14%
Magnesium	84mg	35mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.664g	1.36g	11%
Fiber	5.4g	2.8g	10%
Saturated fat	2.811g	0.75g	9%
Calcium	106mg	36mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.838mg	1.92mg	7%
Calories	472kcal	381kcal	5%
Zinc	1.38mg	0.85mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.179mg	0.116mg	5%
Protein	7.1g	9.1g	4%
Carbs	67.78g	79.2g	4%
Choline	19.4mg		4%
Selenium	4.4µg	5.8µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.18mg	3%
Iron	1.52mg	1.67mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.1mg	2%
Potassium	182mg	146mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	665kcal	419kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	62.38g	76.4g	N/A
Sugar	0.78g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.288mg	0%
Trans fat	0.812g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.109mg	0%
Threonine		0.259mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.345mg	0%
Leucine		0.636mg	0%
Lysine		0.221mg	0%
Methionine		0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.453mg	0%
Valine		0.392mg	0%
Histidine		0.201mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A