Gratin vs. Pretzels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between gratin and pretzels

Gratin has more vitamin C; however, pretzels are higher in manganese, carbs, folate, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and protein.
Pretzels cover your daily manganese needs 71% more than gratin.
Pretzels have less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted.

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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.

Gratin

Pretzels

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+171.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more IronIron	+160.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1011.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.8%

~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.

Gratin

Pretzels

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+93.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+654.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.161mg	1.789mg	71%
Sodium	433mg	1715mg	56%
Carbs	11.27g	79.2g	23%
Folate	11µg	83µg	18%
Saturated fat	4.733g	0.75g	18%
Iron	0.64mg	1.67mg	13%
Calories	132kcal	381kcal	12%
Copper	0.16mg	0.264mg	12%
Vitamin C	9.9mg	0mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.18mg	10%
Protein	5.06g	9.1g	8%
Cholesterol	23mg	0mg	8%
Calcium	119mg	36mg	8%
Potassium	396mg	146mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg	0µg	7%
Fats	7.59g	3.5g	6%
Selenium	2.7µg	5.8µg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.993mg	1.92mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.276g	1.22g	6%
Magnesium	20mg	35mg	4%
Fiber	1.8g	2.8g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.174mg	0.116mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.387mg	0.288mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.149g	1.36g	2%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.85mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	261kcal	419kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	9.47g	76.4g	N/A
Phosphorus	113mg	113mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.07mg	0.109mg	0%
Threonine	0.192mg	0.259mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.284mg	0.345mg	0%
Leucine	0.443mg	0.636mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0.221mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.254mg	0.453mg	0%
Valine	0.325mg	0.392mg	0%
Histidine	0.151mg	0.201mg	0%