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Cheese popcorn vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cheese popcorn and rice cakes

  • Cheese popcorn has more fiber, vitamin B12, and iron; however, rice cakes are richer in manganese, vitamin B3, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Rice cakes' daily need coverage for manganese is 238% more.
  • Rice cakes contain less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat.

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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 108% 3.3% 26% 43% 127% 68% 163% 15% 806% 89%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +927.3%
Contains more IronIron +96.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +766.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~380mg

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% 14% 24% 152% 70% 30% 0% 0% 16% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +134%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +457.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +90.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Rice cakes DV% diff.
Manganese 0.713mg 6.18mg 238%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 1.11g 95%
Fats 33.2g 3.5g 46%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 8.096mg 42%
Sodium 889mg 116mg 34%
Copper 0.14mg 0.38mg 27%
Saturated fat 6.41g 0.64g 26%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 25%
Fiber 9.9g 3.8g 24%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 0µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 1.11g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 1.16mg 14%
Iron 2.24mg 1.14mg 14%
Magnesium 91mg 151mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.103mg 11%
Carbs 51.6g 80.1g 10%
Calcium 113mg 11mg 10%
Selenium 12µg 16.4µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.13mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 7%
Calories 526kcal 380kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.056mg 6%
Zinc 2.01mg 2.5mg 4%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Phosphorus 361mg 380mg 3%
Folate 11µg 21µg 3%
Protein 9.3g 9g 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 261mg 299mg 1%
Net carbs 41.7g 76.3g N/A
Sugar 0.79g N/A
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.417mg 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.402mg 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 1.024mg 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.443mg 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.191mg 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.405mg 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.252mg 0.218mg 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% 80% 6%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 80.1 g
Water: 5.9 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +848.6%
Contains more OtherOther +126.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.2%
Contains more WaterWater +136%
~equal in Protein ~9g

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.64 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +773.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1284.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%

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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. Rice cakes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167967/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.