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Cheese popcorn vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cheese popcorn and tortillas

  • Cheese popcorn has more vitamin B12 and vitamin E; however, tortillas are higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, copper, and calcium.
  • Tortillas cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 58% more than cheese popcorn.
  • Tortillas have less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat.

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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 61% 73% 23% 99% 89% 52% 148% 67% 0% 202%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.9%
Contains more IronIron +17.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +208.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~85mg
~equal in Potassium ~262mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.92mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~346mg

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% 18% 0% 206% 67% 91% 0% 72% 0% 11% 104% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +324.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +82.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +563.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +234.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1154.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Tortilla DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 0.992g 96%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.823mg 58%
Selenium 12µg 37µg 45%
Fats 33.2g 9.76g 36%
Folate 11µg 138µg 32%
Manganese 0.713mg 31%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 0µg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 4.858mg 21%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 0.9mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 3.062g 17%
Sodium 889mg 512mg 16%
Copper 0.14mg 0.266mg 14%
Calcium 113mg 244mg 13%
Calories 526kcal 310kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 9%
Saturated fat 6.41g 4.878g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.312mg 6%
Iron 2.24mg 2.63mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.289mg 4%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 4.5µg 3%
Carbs 51.6g 45.89g 2%
Phosphorus 361mg 346mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 20mg 1%
Zinc 2.01mg 1.92mg 1%
Magnesium 91mg 85mg 1%
Protein 9.3g 9.76g 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 41.7g 36.09g N/A
Potassium 261mg 262mg 0%
Sugar 0.79g 2.44g N/A
Fiber 9.9g 9.8g 0%
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.129mg 0%
Threonine 0.417mg 0.312mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.402mg 0.353mg 0%
Leucine 1.024mg 0.671mg 0%
Lysine 0.443mg 0.37mg 0%
Methionine 0.191mg 0.163mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.405mg 0.488mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.444mg 0%
Histidine 0.252mg 0.255mg 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
10% 10% 46% 30% 4%
Protein: 9.76 g
Fats: 9.76 g
Carbs: 45.89 g
Water: 30.15 g
Other: 4.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +240.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1106%
Contains more OtherOther +30.6%
~equal in Protein ~9.76g

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
55% 34% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.878 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.062 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.992 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1449.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.9%

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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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174081/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.