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Cheese popcorn vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cheese popcorn and penne?

  • Penne has less phosphorus, fiber, iron, magnesium, zinc, and monounsaturated fat than cheese popcorn.
  • Cheese popcorn's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 35% higher.
  • Cheese popcorn has 10 times more monounsaturated fat than penne. Cheese popcorn has 9.7g of monounsaturated fat, while penne has 1g.
  • Penne contains less sodium.

We used Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types in this comparison.

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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%
Penne
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +203.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.9%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.1%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Penne DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 0.4g 100%
Fats 33.2g 4g 45%
Phosphorus 361mg 118mg 35%
Manganese 0.713mg 31%
Fiber 9.9g 2.7g 29%
Sodium 889mg 248mg 28%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 1g 22%
Selenium 12µg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 22%
Calories 526kcal 126kcal 20%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 19%
Saturated fat 6.41g 2.3g 19%
Iron 2.24mg 0.8mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 18%
Copper 0.14mg 16%
Magnesium 91mg 30mg 15%
Carbs 51.6g 16.8g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 9%
Zinc 2.01mg 1.1mg 8%
Protein 9.3g 5.7g 7%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 7%
Potassium 261mg 122mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Calcium 113mg 89mg 2%
Vitamin A 8µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 41.7g 14.1g N/A
Cholesterol 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0.79g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g 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
Penne
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6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.2%
Contains more FatsFats +730%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +207.1%
Contains more OtherOther +209.1%
Contains more WaterWater +2796%

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
Penne
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62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +870%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3742.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.1%

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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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.