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Cheese popcorn vs. Granola bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cheese popcorn and granola bars

  • Cheese popcorn has more vitamin B12, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin E; however, granola bars are higher in manganese, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Granola bars cover your daily manganese needs 46% more than cheese popcorn.
  • Granola bars have less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain.

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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 69% 18% 30% 111% 131% 55% 119% 38% 232% 88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.7%
Contains more IronIron +31.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +180%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +149.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35%
~equal in Magnesium ~97mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.03mg

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 3% 0.67% 42% 0% 66% 27% 30% 49% 20% 0% 37% 17% 12%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +102.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +78%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.581mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Granola bars DV% diff.
Manganese 0.713mg 1.777mg 46%
Copper 0.14mg 0.392mg 28%
Sodium 889mg 294mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 12.05g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 0µg 22%
Fats 33.2g 19.8g 21%
Saturated fat 6.41g 2.37g 18%
Fiber 9.9g 5.3g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 4.38g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.264mg 12%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 2.09mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.085mg 12%
Phosphorus 361mg 277mg 12%
Iron 2.24mg 2.95mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.119mg 9%
Selenium 12µg 16.2µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 0.813mg 7%
Calcium 113mg 61mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 14.6µg 5%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 51.6g 64.4g 4%
Folate 11µg 23µg 3%
Calories 526kcal 471kcal 3%
Protein 9.3g 10.1g 2%
Potassium 261mg 336mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 1.581mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 2µg 1%
Magnesium 91mg 97mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.9mg 0%
Net carbs 41.7g 59.1g N/A
Sugar 0.79g 28.57g N/A
Zinc 2.01mg 2.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.417mg 0.264mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.402mg 0.352mg 0%
Leucine 1.024mg 0.724mg 0%
Lysine 0.443mg 0.4mg 0%
Methionine 0.191mg 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.405mg 0.479mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.508mg 0%
Histidine 0.252mg 0.216mg 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
10% 20% 64% 4% 2%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 19.8 g
Carbs: 64.4 g
Water: 3.9 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +67.7%
Contains more OtherOther +88.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.8%
Contains more WaterWater +56%
~equal in Protein ~10.1g

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
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +121.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63%

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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. Granola bars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167542/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.