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Cheese popcorn vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cheese popcorn and jerky

  • Cheese popcorn has more fiber, manganese, and vitamin E; however, jerky is richer in zinc, iron, folate, vitamin B12, and choline.
  • Jerky's daily need coverage for zinc is 55% more.
  • Cheese popcorn contains 8 times more vitamin E than jerky. Cheese popcorn contains 3.82mg of vitamin E, while jerky contains 0.49mg.
  • Cheese popcorn contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +465%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +542.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.7%
Contains more IronIron +142%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +303.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.7%

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%
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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 0% 0% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +679.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +256.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +86.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1118.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +613.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Jerky DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 1.011g 96%
Zinc 2.01mg 8.11mg 55%
Sodium 889mg 2081mg 52%
Protein 9.3g 33.2g 48%
Iron 2.24mg 5.42mg 40%
Fiber 9.9g 1.8g 32%
Folate 11µg 134µg 31%
Manganese 0.713mg 0.111mg 26%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 0.49mg 22%
Saturated fat 6.41g 10.85g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 0.99µg 19%
Choline 15.3mg 109.1mg 17%
Carbs 51.6g 11g 14%
Cholesterol 11mg 48mg 12%
Fats 33.2g 25.6g 12%
Magnesium 91mg 51mg 10%
Copper 0.14mg 0.227mg 10%
Potassium 261mg 597mg 10%
Calcium 113mg 20mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.142mg 8%
Phosphorus 361mg 407mg 7%
Calories 526kcal 410kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 0.163mg 6%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 2.3µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.179mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 11.305g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.154mg 3%
Selenium 12µg 10.7µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 1.732mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 11IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 41.7g 9.2g N/A
Sugar 0.79g 9g 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
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
Contains more FatsFats +29.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +369.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +257%
Contains more WaterWater +834.4%
Contains more OtherOther +101.2%

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
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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1420.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16.5%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/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.