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Cheese popcorn vs. Spanish rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheese popcorn and spanish rice?

  • Cheese popcorn is richer than spanish rice in phosphorus, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin B12, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and iron.
  • Cheese popcorn's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 43% more.
  • Cheese popcorn has 8 times more fiber than spanish rice. While cheese popcorn has 9.9g of fiber, spanish rice has only 1.2g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in spanish rice is lower.

We used Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice types in this article.

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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 9.3% 6% 10% 43% 22% 13% 24% 69% 51% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +465%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125%
Contains more IronIron +94.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +318.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +533.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +62.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.6%

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 0.33% 2% 12% 0% 46% 17% 45% 25% 19% 10% 33% 38% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +536.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +562.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +68.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +354.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.415mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Spanish rice DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 2.317g 87%
Fats 33.2g 5.29g 43%
Phosphorus 361mg 57mg 43%
Fiber 9.9g 1.2g 35%
Saturated fat 6.41g 1.005g 25%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 0.6mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 1.511g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 0.08µg 19%
Magnesium 91mg 13mg 19%
Calories 526kcal 185kcal 17%
Sodium 889mg 528mg 16%
Iron 2.24mg 1.15mg 14%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.48mg 14%
Manganese 0.713mg 0.39mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.074mg 13%
Protein 9.3g 3.28g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.082mg 12%
Starch 27.55g 11%
Folate 11µg 50µg 10%
Calcium 113mg 20mg 9%
Phenylalanine 0.405mg 153mg 9%
Copper 0.14mg 0.065mg 8%
Selenium 12µg 7.4µg 8%
Carbs 51.6g 31.16g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 2.378mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.183mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 13µg 4%
Potassium 261mg 116mg 4%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 0.415mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 9.1mg 1%
Fructose 0.42g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 41.7g 29.96g N/A
Sugar 0.79g 1.3g N/A
Vitamin A 8µg 6µg 0%
Trans fat 0.07g N/A
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.044mg 0%
Threonine 0.417mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.402mg 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 1.024mg 0.24mg 0%
Lysine 0.443mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.191mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.252mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.238g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.052g N/A

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
3% 5% 31% 59% 2%
Protein: 3.28 g
Fats: 5.29 g
Carbs: 31.16 g
Water: 58.54 g
Other: 1.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.5%
Contains more FatsFats +527.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.6%
Contains more OtherOther +96.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2241.6%

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
21% 31% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.005 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.511 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.317 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +542%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +563.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.3%

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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. Spanish rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167665/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.