Caramel popcorn vs. General tso's chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between caramel popcorn and general tso's chicken?

Caramel popcorn is richer in iron, manganese, copper, carbs, and magnesium, while general tso's chicken is higher in vitamin K, selenium, protein, and fats.
Caramel popcorn's daily need coverage for iron is 34% higher.
General tso's chicken has 10 times less manganese than caramel popcorn. Caramel popcorn has 0.764mg of manganese, while general tso's chicken has 0.075mg.

We used Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts and Restaurant, Chinese, general tso's chicken types in this comparison.

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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.

Caramel popcorn

General tso's chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+344.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+76.6%
Contains more IronIron	+237.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+545.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+918.7%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+269.2%

~equal in Zinc ~1.3mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~127mg

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.

Caramel popcorn

General tso's chicken

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+175%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+879.5%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.118mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.202mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.84g	53%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		6.47g	38%
Iron	3.91mg	1.16mg	34%
Manganese	0.764mg	0.075mg	30%
Vitamin K	3.9µg	38.2µg	29%
Copper	0.297mg	0.046mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.27g	7.501g	28%
Carbs	80.7g	23.99g	19%
Selenium	3.9µg	14.4µg	19%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Magnesium	80mg	18mg	15%
Protein	6.4g	12.9g	13%
Fats	7.8g	16.36g	13%
Fiber	3.8g	0.9g	12%
Sodium	177mg	435mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.22µg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.23mg	0.617mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.04g	2.76g	8%
Calories	400kcal	295kcal	5%
Calcium	66mg	12mg	5%
Potassium	355mg	201mg	5%
Starch		11.83g	5%
Vitamin B3	1.99mg	2.853mg	5%
Choline	17.3mg	41.5mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.73g	3.879g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.6mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.85mg	1.21mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.027mg	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	6 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Zinc	1.24mg	1.3mg	1%
Vitamin A	4µg	11µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.126mg	0.118mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.185mg	0.202mg	1%
Folate	16µg	11µg	1%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.6g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	625kcal	229kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	4.1	N/A
Net carbs	76.9g	23.09g	N/A
Sugar	45.36g	11.6g	N/A
Phosphorus	127mg	127mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.09g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.231mg	0.552mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.564mg	0%
Leucine	0.641mg	1.026mg	0%
Lysine	0.199mg	1.089mg	0%
Methionine	0.112mg	0.332mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.32mg	0.563mg	0%
Valine	0.303mg	0.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.182mg	0.333mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.011g	N/A