Pretzel vs. Milky Way — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pretzel and Milky Way

Pretzel has more iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and protein; however, Milky Way has more fats.
Milky Way's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% more.
Pretzel has 42 times more folate than Milky Way. Pretzel has 166µg of folate, while Milky Way has 4µg.
Milky Way is lower in sodium.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than Milky Way.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Bar.

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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

Milky Way

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79.8%
Contains more IronIron	+834.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+590.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+325.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.147mg

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

Milky Way

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+821.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+222.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3322.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+428.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4050%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+89.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+28.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.391g	12.016g	53%
Iron	4.58mg	0.49mg	51%
Sodium	1240mg	167mg	47%
Folate	166µg	4µg	41%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.147mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.046mg	32%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	0.154mg	32%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Fats	2.93g	17.23g	22%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.103mg	18%
Protein	10.04g	4.01g	12%
Fiber	3.4g	1g	10%
Calcium	27mg	115mg	9%
Phosphorus	128mg	67mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.18µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.26g	7%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.223g		7%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.014mg	5%
Calories	384kcal	456kcal	4%
Selenium	4.4µg	2µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	2.23g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.063g		4%
Carbs	80.39g	71.17g	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	9mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	124mg	3%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.69mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	31µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.89mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.155mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.7mg	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	16 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Magnesium	29mg	20mg	2%
Choline	29.5mg	16.5mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	6mg	2%
Copper	0.156mg	0.147mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	3.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	0.88g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	382kcal	1137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.2	0.21	N/A
Net carbs	76.99g	70.17g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g	59.69g	N/A
Trans fat	0.004g	0.206g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg		0%
Threonine	0.25mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg		0%
Leucine	0.757mg		0%
Lysine	0.257mg		0%
Methionine	0.177mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg		0%
Valine	0.48mg		0%
Histidine	0.22mg		0%
Fructose	0.31g		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A