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Corn nuts vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between corn nuts and cheese popcorn

  • Corn nuts are higher in vitamin B1; however, cheese popcorn is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, and fiber.
  • Cheese popcorn's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 22% higher.
  • Corn nuts have 3 times more vitamin B1 than cheese popcorn. While corn nuts have 0.35mg of vitamin B1, cheese popcorn has only 0.124mg.
  • Corn nuts have less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, cornnuts, barbecue-flavor and Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor.

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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 78% 5.1% 25% 64% 45% 51% 121% 78% 64% 0%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +564.7%
Contains more IronIron +31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.4%
~equal in Potassium ~261mg
~equal in Copper ~0.14mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.01mg

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 1.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 88% 33% 28% 22% 43% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +182.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.453mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn nuts Cheese popcorn DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.22g 15.37g 81%
Fats 14.3g 33.2g 29%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 25%
Selenium 12µg 22%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.53µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.35mg 0.124mg 19%
Saturated fat 2.58g 6.41g 17%
Sodium 600mg 889mg 13%
Phosphorus 283mg 361mg 11%
Manganese 0.487mg 0.713mg 10%
Calcium 17mg 113mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.241mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 7%
Carbs 71.7g 51.6g 7%
Iron 1.7mg 2.24mg 7%
Fiber 8.4g 9.9g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 7.36g 9.7g 6%
Calories 436kcal 526kcal 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.187mg 0.235mg 4%
Magnesium 109mg 91mg 4%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.374mg 0.461mg 2%
Zinc 1.88mg 2.01mg 1%
Vitamin A 17µg 8µg 1%
Potassium 286mg 261mg 1%
Protein 9g 9.3g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 63.3g 41.7g N/A
Sugar 0.79g N/A
Copper 0.136mg 0.14mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.507mg 1.453mg 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 14% 72% 3%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 14.3 g
Carbs: 71.7 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 3.4 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39%
Contains more FatsFats +132.2%
Contains more WaterWater +56.3%
~equal in Protein ~9.3g
~equal in Other ~3.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 56% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.58 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.22 g
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.37 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +377.3%

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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. Corn nuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169672/nutrients
  2. Cheese popcorn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167960/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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