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Cheese popcorn vs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cheese popcorn and general Mills Cocoa Puffs

  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs are higher than cheese popcorn in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin A.
  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 211% higher.
  • Cheese popcorn has 6 times more saturated fat than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. While cheese popcorn has 6.41g of saturated fat, general Mills Cocoa Puffs have only 1g.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS.

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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 42% 111% 24% 626% 49% 379% 95% 74% 48% 35%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +84.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.4%
Contains more IronIron +645.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +591.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.6%
~equal in Potassium ~272mg
~equal in Copper ~0.148mg

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 74% 176% 14% 56% 350% 369% 347% 23% 427% 700% 5.3% 278% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +445.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +290.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4340%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6487.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1029%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +563.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1173.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +688.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +956.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +3263.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn General Mills Cocoa Puffs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 5.6µg 211%
Iron 2.24mg 16.7mg 181%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 1.852mg 124%
Zinc 2.01mg 13.9mg 108%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 18.5mg 107%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 1.4mg 106%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 1.6mg 105%
Folate 11µg 370µg 90%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 2.1g 88%
Vitamin A 8µg 527µg 58%
Fats 33.2g 5.2g 43%
Calcium 113mg 370mg 26%
Saturated fat 6.41g 1g 25%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 22.2mg 24%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 0.7mg 21%
Phosphorus 361mg 222mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 1.7g 20%
Vitamin D 0IU 148IU 19%
Vitamin D 0µg 3.7µg 19%
Fiber 9.9g 5.7g 17%
Manganese 0.713mg 0.369mg 15%
Sodium 889mg 564mg 14%
Carbs 51.6g 83.7g 11%
Selenium 12µg 6.5µg 10%
Magnesium 91mg 59mg 8%
Calories 526kcal 383kcal 7%
Protein 9.3g 5.6g 7%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 2.1µg 5%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 0.388mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 12.2mg 1%
Copper 0.14mg 0.148mg 1%
Net carbs 41.7g 78g N/A
Potassium 261mg 272mg 0%
Sugar 0.79g 37.2g N/A
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
6% 5% 84% 2% 4%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 5.2 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 1.8 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.1%
Contains more FatsFats +538.5%
Contains more WaterWater +38.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.2%
~equal in Other ~3.7g

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
21% 35% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +470.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +631.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.4%

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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

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

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