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Caramel popcorn vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between caramel popcorn and pilaf

  • Caramel popcorn has more iron, copper, magnesium, and fiber; however, pilaf is richer in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Pilaf covers your daily selenium needs 52% more than caramel popcorn.
  • Pilaf has 3 times less fiber than caramel popcorn. Caramel popcorn has 3.8g of fiber, while pilaf has 1.2g.
  • Caramel popcorn contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 20% 31% 147% 99% 34% 54% 23% 100% 21%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.8%
Contains more IronIron +60.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +730.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 1.3% 17% 0% 13% 29% 37% 14% 43% 0% 9.8% 12% 9.4%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2025%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +680%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1082.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +210.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1225%
~equal in Vitamin A ~4µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~17.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caramel popcorn Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 3.9µg 32.4µg 52%
Sodium 177mg 1303mg 49%
Folate 16µg 212µg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.603mg 46%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B3 1.99mg 6.127mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.27g 0.377g 19%
Iron 3.91mg 2.44mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.185mg 0.4mg 17%
Copper 0.297mg 0.166mg 15%
Magnesium 80mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.23mg 0.715mg 10%
Fiber 3.8g 1.2g 10%
Fats 7.8g 1.37g 10%
Protein 6.4g 10.42g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.73g 0.373g 6%
Potassium 355mg 188mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 0.04mg 5%
Manganese 0.764mg 0.882mg 5%
Phosphorus 127mg 154mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.9µg 0.5µg 3%
Saturated fat 1.04g 0.307g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.126mg 0.087mg 3%
Calories 400kcal 359kcal 2%
Zinc 1.24mg 1.01mg 2%
Calcium 66mg 83mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Carbs 80.7g 76.31g 1%
Net carbs 76.9g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 45.36g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 4µg 0%
Choline 17.3mg 17.5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.231mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.227mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.641mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.199mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.303mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.182mg 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 8% 81% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 7.8 g
Carbs: 80.7 g
Water: 3.3 g
Other: 1.8 g
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +469.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.8%
Contains more WaterWater +143.6%
Contains more OtherOther +114.4%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 39% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.73 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.27 g
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +631.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +767.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Caramel popcorn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167551/nutrients
  2. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.