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Cheese popcorn vs. Pretzels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cheese popcorn and pretzels

  • Cheese popcorn has more phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B12, magnesium, and selenium; 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

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 25% 11% 13% 63% 88% 23% 48% 224% 233% 32%
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

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 23% 36% 17% 27% 0% 0% 62% 0%
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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Pretzels 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%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.1mg 11%
Selenium 12µg 5.8µg 11%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.85mg 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%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 1.92mg 3%
Potassium 261mg 146mg 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%
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
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
9% 4% 79% 3% 5%
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%
Contains more OtherOther +44.1%
~equal in Protein ~9.1g

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
23% 41% 37%
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%

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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. Pretzels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170650/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.