Cheese popcorn vs. Pretzels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between cheese popcorn and pretzels
- Cheese popcorn has more fats, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B12, and magnesium; however, pretzels are richer in manganese, folate, and copper.
- Pretzels' daily need coverage for manganese is 47% more.
- Pretzels contain less saturated fat.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted.
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Mineral Comparison
The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +160% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +213.9% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +78.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +34.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +136.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +219.5% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -48.2% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +106.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +88.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +150.9% |
Vitamin Comparison
The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +141% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +60.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +102.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +45.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +32.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +654.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 15.37g | 1.22g | 94% |
| Manganese | 0.713mg | 1.789mg | 47% |
| Fats | 33.2g | 3.5g | 46% |
| Sodium | 889mg | 1715mg | 36% |
| Phosphorus | 361mg | 113mg | 35% |
| Fiber | 9.9g | 2.8g | 28% |
| Saturated fat | 6.41g | 0.75g | 26% |
| Vitamin E | 3.82mg | 25% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.53µg | 0µg | 22% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.7g | 1.36g | 21% |
| Folate | 11µg | 83µg | 18% |
| Copper | 0.14mg | 0.264mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 91mg | 35mg | 13% |
| Zinc | 2.01mg | 0.85mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 12µg | 5.8µg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.241mg | 0.1mg | 11% |
| Carbs | 51.6g | 79.2g | 9% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.235mg | 0.116mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 36mg | 8% |
| Calories | 526kcal | 381kcal | 7% |
| Iron | 2.24mg | 1.67mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 8.2µg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.124mg | 0.18mg | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 261mg | 146mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.453mg | 1.92mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.461mg | 0.288mg | 3% |
| Choline | 15.3mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 8µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Protein | 9.3g | 9.1g | 0% |
| Protein per 100 calories | 1.8g | 2.4g | N/A |
| Calories per 10 g protein | 566kcal | 419kcal | N/A |
| Weight per 100 calories | 19g | 26g | N/A |
| Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio | 3.9 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Net carbs | 41.7g | 76.4g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.79g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.094mg | 0.109mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.417mg | 0.259mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.402mg | 0.345mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.024mg | 0.636mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.443mg | 0.221mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.191mg | 0.164mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.405mg | 0.453mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.489mg | 0.392mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.252mg | 0.201mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
9.3 g
Fats:
33.2 g
Carbs:
51.6 g
Water:
2.5 g
Other:
3.4 g
Protein:
9.1 g
Fats:
3.5 g
Carbs:
79.2 g
Water:
3.3 g
Other:
4.9 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +848.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +53.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +32% |
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Protein
~9.1g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
6.41 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
15.37 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.75 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.22 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +613.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1159.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -88.3% |





