Dough vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dough and saltine cracker?

Dough is richer in vitamin B1 and selenium, while saltine cracker is higher in iron, vitamin B2, carbs, and vitamin B3.
Saltine cracker's daily need coverage for iron is 48% higher.
Saltine cracker has 2 times less calcium than dough. Dough has 52mg of calcium, while saltine cracker has 22mg.
Dough is lower in sodium.

We used Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium types in this comparison.

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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.

Dough

Saltine cracker

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+136.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.6%

Contains more IronIron	+97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.4%

~equal in Potassium ~115mg

~equal in Copper ~0.145mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.94mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~113mg

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.

Dough

Saltine cracker

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~124µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.91mg	7.72mg	48%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.518mg	16%
Selenium	28.6µg	21.4µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.59mg	13%
Sodium	602mg	849mg	11%
Carbs	51.88g	82.3g	10%
Calories	272kcal	393kcal	6%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	5.714mg	6%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.788g		5%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	4.9µg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.063g		4%
Calcium	52mg	22mg	3%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.637mg	3%
Fiber	2.2g	2.7g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.085mg	2%
Choline	8mg	19.6mg	2%
Protein	10.75g	10.5g	1%
Fats	2.42g	1.6g	1%
Magnesium	32mg	26mg	1%
Copper	0.152mg	0.145mg	1%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.94mg	1%
Phosphorus	105mg	113mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.12mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.39mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.529g	0.244g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	0.142g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	0.685g	1%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	253kcal	374kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	49.68g	79.6g	N/A
Potassium	117mg	115mg	0%
Sugar	4.62g	0.38g	N/A
Folate	123µg	124µg	0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.138mg	0%
Threonine		0.287mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.378mg	0%
Leucine		0.716mg	0%
Lysine		0.29mg	0%
Methionine		0.18mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.514mg	0%
Valine		0.439mg	0%
Histidine		0.224mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A