Cheese popcorn vs. Beef sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheese popcorn and beef sticks?

Cheese popcorn is higher in manganese, phosphorus, and magnesium, yet beef sticks are higher in protein, fats, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
Beef sticks' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 72% more.
Cheese popcorn has 8 times more manganese than beef sticks. While cheese popcorn has 0.713mg of manganese, beef sticks have only 0.086mg.
The amount of sodium in cheese popcorn is lower.

We used Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Snacks, beef sticks, smoked types 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.

Cheese popcorn

Beef sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+729.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+51.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.4%

~equal in Potassium ~257mg

~equal in Copper ~0.13mg

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

Beef sticks

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1260%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+88.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	15.37g	4.42g	73%
Saturated fat	6.41g	20.8g	65%
Cholesterol	11mg	133mg	41%
Fiber	9.9g		40%
Sodium	889mg	1531mg	28%
Manganese	0.713mg	0.086mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	9.7g	20.47g	27%
Phosphorus	361mg	180mg	26%
Fats	33.2g	49.6g	25%
Vitamin E	3.82mg		25%
Protein	9.3g	21.5g	24%
Selenium	12µg		22%
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	1µg	20%
Vitamin B3	1.453mg	4.54mg	19%
Magnesium	91mg	21mg	17%
Carbs	51.6g	5.4g	15%
Iron	2.24mg	3.4mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.436mg	15%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	6.8mg	7%
Vitamin K	8.2µg		7%
Calcium	113mg	68mg	5%
Zinc	2.01mg	2.42mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.461mg	0.328mg	3%
Folate	11µg	0µg	3%
Choline	15.3mg		3%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.205mg	2%
Calories	526kcal	550kcal	1%
Copper	0.14mg	0.13mg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	13µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	0.141mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	3.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	566kcal	256kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	41.7g	5.4g	N/A
Potassium	261mg	257mg	0%
Sugar	0.79g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.184mg	0%
Threonine	0.417mg	0.832mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.402mg	0.818mg	0%
Leucine	1.024mg	1.473mg	0%
Lysine	0.443mg	1.518mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.454mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.405mg	0.801mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.95mg	0%
Histidine	0.252mg	0.53mg	0%