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Cheese popcorn vs. Corn nuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cheese popcorn and corn nuts

  • Cheese popcorn is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, and fiber; however, corn nuts are richer in vitamin B1.
  • Cheese popcorn's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 22% higher.
  • Cheese popcorn has 7 times more calcium than corn nuts. While cheese popcorn has 113mg of calcium, corn nuts have only 17mg.
  • Corn nuts have less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Snacks, cornnuts, barbecue-flavor.

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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 65% 34% 23% 84% 47% 55% 155% 116% 93% 65%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 78% 5.1% 25% 64% 45% 51% 121% 78% 64% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +564.7%
Contains more IronIron +31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.5%
~equal in Potassium ~286mg
~equal in Copper ~0.136mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.88mg

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 1.7% 2.7% 76% 0% 31% 56% 27% 28% 54% 66% 21% 8.3% 8.3%
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 1.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 88% 33% 28% 22% 43% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +182.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.507mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Corn nuts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 3.22g 81%
Fats 33.2g 14.3g 29%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 25%
Selenium 12µg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 0µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.35mg 19%
Saturated fat 6.41g 2.58g 17%
Sodium 889mg 600mg 13%
Phosphorus 361mg 283mg 11%
Manganese 0.713mg 0.487mg 10%
Calcium 113mg 17mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.142mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 7%
Carbs 51.6g 71.7g 7%
Iron 2.24mg 1.7mg 7%
Fiber 9.9g 8.4g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 7.36g 6%
Calories 526kcal 436kcal 5%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.187mg 4%
Magnesium 91mg 109mg 4%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Folate 11µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 0.374mg 2%
Zinc 2.01mg 1.88mg 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 17µg 1%
Potassium 261mg 286mg 1%
Protein 9.3g 9g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 41.7g 63.3g N/A
Sugar 0.79g N/A
Copper 0.14mg 0.136mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 1.507mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.417mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.402mg 0%
Leucine 1.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.443mg 0%
Methionine 0.191mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.405mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.252mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 33% 52% 3% 3%
Protein: 9.3 g
Fats: 33.2 g
Carbs: 51.6 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 3.4 g
9% 14% 72% 3%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 14.3 g
Carbs: 71.7 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +132.2%
Contains more WaterWater +56.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39%
~equal in Protein ~9g
~equal in Other ~3.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.37 g
20% 56% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.58 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.22 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +377.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%

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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. Cheese popcorn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167960/nutrients
  2. Corn nuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169672/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.