Pretzel vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and brunost different?

Pretzel is richer in iron, manganese, and folate, while brunost is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, calcium, and potassium.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 101% more than pretzel.
Pretzel contains 33 times more folate than brunost. Pretzel contains 166µg of folate, while brunost contains 5µg.
Pretzel is lower in saturated fat.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than brunost (27).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Cheese, gjetost 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.

Pretzel

Brunost

Contains more IronIron	+780.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2437.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+141.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1381.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+531.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+246.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+229.5%

~equal in Zinc ~1.14mg

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.

Pretzel

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+548.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3220%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+316.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+940.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+266.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.42µg	101%
Saturated fat	0.391g	19.16g	85%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	1.382mg	81%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	3.351mg	61%
Iron	4.58mg	0.52mg	51%
Phosphorus	128mg	444mg	45%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.04mg	42%
Fats	2.93g	29.51g	41%
Folate	166µg	5µg	40%
Calcium	27mg	400mg	37%
Vitamin A	0µg	334µg	37%
Potassium	223mg	1409mg	35%
Cholesterol	0mg	94mg	31%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Sodium	1240mg	600mg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	0.813mg	28%
Selenium	4.4µg	14.5µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	7.879g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.271mg	15%
Fiber	3.4g	0g	14%
Carbs	80.39g	42.65g	13%
Magnesium	29mg	70mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.315mg	9%
Copper	0.156mg	0.08mg	8%
Choline	29.5mg		5%
Calories	384kcal	466kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.47mg		3%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.938g	2%
Protein	10.04g	9.65g	1%
Zinc	1.04mg	1.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	382kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.2	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	76.99g	42.65g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g		N/A
Trans fat	0.004g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.25mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	0.757mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	0.48mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.293mg	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