Pretzel vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pretzel and ice cream

Pretzel has more iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, carbs, and protein; however, ice cream has more vitamin B12.
Pretzel's daily need coverage for iron is 56% more.
Pretzel has 127 times more manganese than ice cream. Pretzel has 1.015mg of manganese, while ice cream has 0.008mg.
Ice cream is lower in sodium.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than ice cream.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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.

Pretzel

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+107.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.1%
Contains more IronIron	+4988.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+578.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12587.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+144.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+374.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%

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.

Pretzel

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+934.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4443.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3220%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	4.58mg	0.09mg	56%
Sodium	1240mg	80mg	50%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.008mg	44%
Folate	166µg	5µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.041mg	32%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	0.116mg	32%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Saturated fat	0.391g	6.79g	29%
Carbs	80.39g	23.6g	19%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.39µg	16%
Cholesterol	0mg	44mg	15%
Copper	0.156mg	0.023mg	15%
Protein	10.04g	3.5g	13%
Vitamin A	0µg	118µg	13%
Fats	2.93g	11g	12%
Fiber	3.4g	0.7g	11%
Calcium	27mg	128mg	10%
Calories	384kcal	207kcal	9%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.24mg	7%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.223g		7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	2.969g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.452g	6%
Selenium	4.4µg	1.8µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.581mg	5%
Magnesium	29mg	14mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.063g		4%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.69mg	3%
Phosphorus	128mg	105mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.6mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.048mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	0.3µg	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Potassium	223mg	199mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.3mg	1%
Choline	29.5mg	26mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	382kcal	591kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.2	0.5	N/A
Net carbs	76.99g	22.9g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g	21.22g	N/A
Trans fat	0.004g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.25mg	0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	0.757mg	0.316mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.48mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.088mg	0%
Fructose	0.31g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A