Cheese popcorn vs. Arepa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cheese popcorn and arepa

Arepa has less fats, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, vitamin E, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
Cheese popcorn covers your daily fats needs 43% more than arepa.
Arepa has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread).

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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.

Cheese popcorn

Arepa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+237%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+196.6%
Contains more IronIron	+115.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+366.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+151.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+208.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+514.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+96.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-69.6%

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.

Cheese popcorn

Arepa

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1217.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+473.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+128.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+119.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+134.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+662.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	15.37g	0.989g	96%
Fats	33.2g	5.38g	43%
Phosphorus	361mg	117mg	35%
Fiber	9.9g	2.6g	29%
Sodium	889mg	270mg	27%
Manganese	0.713mg	0.116mg	26%
Vitamin E	3.82mg	0.29mg	24%
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	0µg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	9.7g	1.514g	20%
Saturated fat	6.41g	2.902g	16%
Calories	526kcal	219kcal	15%
Magnesium	91mg	27mg	15%
Iron	2.24mg	1.04mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.042mg	15%
Copper	0.14mg	0.03mg	12%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.8mg	11%
Selenium	12µg	6.1µg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.107mg	10%
Protein	9.3g	5.48g	8%
Vitamin A	8µg	61µg	6%
Carbs	51.6g	37.14g	5%
Potassium	261mg	88mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	0.07mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.461mg	0.202mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.825g	5%
Vitamin B3	1.453mg	0.888mg	4%
Vitamin K	8.2µg	3.5µg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.065g	4%
Folate	11µg		3%
Cholesterol	11mg	5mg	2%
Calcium	113mg	89mg	2%
Choline	15.3mg	4.4mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	566kcal	400kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	46g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	0.86	N/A
Net carbs	41.7g	34.54g	N/A
Sugar	0.79g	0.87g	N/A
Trans fat		0.157g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.417mg	0.193mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.402mg	0.207mg	0%
Leucine	1.024mg	0.671mg	0%
Lysine	0.443mg	0.228mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.405mg	0.276mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.276mg	0%
Histidine	0.252mg	0.166mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A