Pretzel vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and mousse different?

Pretzel is higher in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and carbs; however, mousse is richer in fats.
Daily need coverage for sodium for pretzel is 52% higher.
Pretzel contains 36 times more vitamin B3 than mousse. While pretzel contains 5.27mg of vitamin B3, mousse contains only 0.146mg.
Mousse has less sodium.
Mousse has a lower glycemic index (42) than pretzel (83).

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Mousse

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55.9%
Contains more IronIron	+732.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+108%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1620.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+255.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~117mg

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

Mousse

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+842.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3509.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1006.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.51mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1240mg	38mg	52%
Iron	4.58mg	0.55mg	50%
Cholesterol	0mg	140mg	47%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.059mg	42%
Saturated fat	0.391g	9.151g	40%
Folate	166µg	15µg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.045mg	32%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	0.146mg	32%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Carbs	80.39g	16.07g	21%
Fats	2.93g	16g	20%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.47µg	20%
Vitamin A	0µg	140µg	16%
Protein	10.04g	4.14g	12%
Fiber	3.4g	0.6g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	5.027g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.205mg	10%
Copper	0.156mg	0.075mg	9%
Calories	384kcal	225kcal	8%
Calcium	27mg	96mg	7%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.223g		7%
Selenium	4.4µg	7.4µg	5%
Choline	29.5mg		5%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.64mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.533mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.063g		4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	0.879g	3%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.1mg	2%
Magnesium	29mg	20mg	2%
Potassium	223mg	143mg	2%
Phosphorus	128mg	117mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	7mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.058mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	382kcal	543kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.2	0.65	N/A
Net carbs	76.99g	15.47g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g	14.81g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.51mg	0%
Trans fat	0.004g		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-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A