Carob vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carob and pretzel different?

Carob is richer in calcium, zinc, and potassium, while pretzel is higher in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Carob covers your daily need for saturated fat, 143% more than pretzel.
Carob contains 11 times more calcium than pretzel. Carob contains 303mg of calcium, while pretzel contains 27mg.
Pretzel is lower in saturated fat.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than carob (39).

Candies, carob, unsweetened and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted 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.

Carob

Pretzel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1022.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+183.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+239.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.2%

Contains more IronIron	+255%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+625%

~equal in Phosphorus ~128mg

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.

Carob

Pretzel

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+234%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+175%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+324%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+406.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+690.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	29.018g	0.391g	130%
Sodium	107mg	1240mg	49%
Fats	31.36g	2.93g	44%
Iron	1.29mg	4.58mg	41%
Manganese	0.14mg	1.015mg	38%
Folate	21µg	166µg	36%
Starch		72.58g	30%
Calcium	303mg	27mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.424mg	27%
Vitamin B3	1.04mg	5.27mg	26%
Zinc	3.53mg	1.04mg	23%
Potassium	633mg	223mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.178mg	0.332mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.28µg	0µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.75mg	0.322mg	9%
Calories	540kcal	384kcal	8%
Carbs	56.29g	80.39g	8%
Vitamin E	1.57mg	0.47mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.295g	1.291g	7%
Protein	8.15g	10.04g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.074mg	4%
Vitamin K	7.7µg	2.8µg	4%
Copper	0.183mg	0.156mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	2.1mg	2%
Magnesium	36mg	29mg	2%
Fiber	3.8g	3.4g	2%
Choline	19mg	29.5mg	2%
Selenium	5.2µg	4.4µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.483g	0.727g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	663kcal	382kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.03	5.2	N/A
Net carbs	52.49g	76.99g	N/A
Cholesterol	1mg	0mg	0%
Sugar	34.11g	2.21g	N/A
Phosphorus	126mg	128mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	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	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