Cheese popcorn vs. Sesame chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheese popcorn and sesame chicken

Cheese popcorn has more fiber, phosphorus, fats, manganese, vitamin E, and magnesium, while sesame chicken has more vitamin K.
Cheese popcorn covers your daily need for fiber 37% more than sesame chicken.
Cheese popcorn contains 9 times more manganese than sesame chicken. While cheese popcorn contains 0.713mg of manganese, sesame chicken contains only 0.083mg.
The amount of saturated fat in sesame chicken is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Restaurant, Chinese, sesame chicken.

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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.

Cheese popcorn

Sesame chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+313.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+841.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.9%
Contains more IronIron	+105.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+120.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+177.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+759%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.2%

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.

Cheese popcorn

Sesame chicken

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+191.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+112%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+937.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+172.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+230.5%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.225mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	15.37g	6.885g	57%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.774g	48%
Fiber	9.9g	0.7g	37%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		5.925g	35%
Phosphorus	361mg	130mg	33%
Fats	33.2g	14.25g	29%
Manganese	0.713mg	0.083mg	27%
Sodium	889mg	482mg	18%
Saturated fat	6.41g	2.41g	18%
Vitamin E	3.82mg	1.31mg	17%
Cholesterol	11mg	59mg	16%
Magnesium	91mg	22mg	16%
Vitamin B3	1.453mg	3.96mg	16%
Vitamin K	8.2µg	27.1µg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	9.7g	3.546g	15%
Iron	2.24mg	1.09mg	14%
Calories	526kcal	293kcal	12%
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	0.25µg	12%
Choline	15.3mg	73.3mg	11%
Protein	9.3g	14.33g	10%
Calcium	113mg	12mg	10%
Copper	0.14mg	0.051mg	10%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.91mg	10%
Selenium	12µg	16.7µg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.461mg		9%
Carbs	51.6g	26.88g	8%
Vitamin A	8µg	83µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	0.04mg	7%
Starch		10.7g	4%
Fructose		2.01g	3%
Potassium	261mg	204mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.267mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	5 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.225mg	1%
Folate	11µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	4.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	566kcal	204kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	4.3	N/A
Net carbs	41.7g	26.18g	N/A
Sugar	0.79g	15.98g	N/A
Trans fat		0.045g	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%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.039g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.009g	N/A