Potato chips vs. Pretzels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between potato chips and pretzels

Potato chips have more fats, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, and vitamin B3, while pretzels have more manganese, folate, and carbs.
Pretzels cover your daily need for sodium 74% more than potato chips.
The amount of saturated fat in pretzels is lower.
Potato chips have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of potato chips is 56, while the glycemic index of pretzels is 83.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted 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.

Potato chips

Pretzels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+773.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+306.6%

~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.

Potato chips

Pretzels

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+99.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+469%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more FolateFolate

+84.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.18mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	8mg	1715mg	74%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.17g	1.22g	73%
Vitamin E	9.11mg		61%
Manganese	0.44mg	1.789mg	59%
Fats	34.6g	3.5g	48%
Saturated fat	10.96g	0.75g	46%
Vitamin B6	0.66mg	0.116mg	42%
Vitamin C	31.1mg	0mg	35%
Potassium	1275mg	146mg	33%
Histidine	153mg	0.201mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	9.84g	1.36g	21%
Vitamin K	22.1µg		18%
Vitamin B3	3.827mg	1.92mg	12%
Folate	45µg	83µg	10%
Carbs	52.9g	79.2g	9%
Calories	536kcal	381kcal	8%
Magnesium	67mg	35mg	8%
Fiber	4.8g	2.8g	8%
Phosphorus	165mg	113mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.1mg	7%
Choline	37.5mg		7%
Copper	0.306mg	0.264mg	5%
Protein	7g	9.1g	4%
Selenium	8.1µg	5.8µg	4%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.85mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.402mg	0.288mg	2%
Calcium	24mg	36mg	1%
Iron	1.63mg	1.67mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.167mg	0.18mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	766kcal	419kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	48.1g	76.4g	N/A
Sugar	0.22g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.109mg	0%
Threonine	0.253mg	0.259mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.283mg	0.345mg	0%
Leucine	0.419mg	0.636mg	0%
Lysine	0.424mg	0.221mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.31mg	0.453mg	0%
Valine	0.392mg	0.392mg	0%