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Potato sticks vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between potato sticks and cheese popcorn

  • Potato sticks have more vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B3, and copper; however, cheese popcorn is higher in phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B12, and manganese.
  • Potato sticks cover your daily vitamin C needs 52% more than cheese popcorn.
  • Cheese popcorn contains 5 times less potassium than potato sticks. Potato sticks contain 1237mg of potassium, while cheese popcorn contains 261mg.
  • Cheese popcorn has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, potato sticks 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 46% 5.4% 109% 85% 105% 27% 74% 83% 55% 44%
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 PotassiumPotassium +373.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +527.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +103%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +109.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +48.1%
~equal in Iron ~2.24mg

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 158% 0% 182% 0% 24% 27% 90% 24% 74% 0% 55% 30% 19%
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 CVitamin C +9360%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +169.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +263.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +128.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato sticks Cheese popcorn DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.3mg 0.5mg 52%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 3.82mg 35%
Potassium 1237mg 261mg 29%
Phosphorus 172mg 361mg 27%
Fiber 3.4g 9.9g 26%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.53µg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.785mg 1.453mg 21%
Copper 0.315mg 0.14mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 17.9g 15.37g 17%
Manganese 0.423mg 0.713mg 13%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 8.2µg 12%
Saturated fat 8.88g 6.41g 11%
Sodium 633mg 889mg 11%
Calcium 18mg 113mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.241mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 6.16g 9.7g 9%
Zinc 0.99mg 2.01mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.32mg 0.235mg 7%
Selenium 8.1µg 12µg 7%
Folate 40µg 11µg 7%
Magnesium 64mg 91mg 6%
Protein 6.7g 9.3g 5%
Choline 34.9mg 15.3mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 11mg 4%
Fats 34.4g 33.2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.096mg 0.124mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.461mg 1%
Carbs 53.3g 51.6g 1%
Calories 522kcal 526kcal 0%
Net carbs 49.9g 41.7g N/A
Iron 2.27mg 2.24mg 0%
Sugar 0.22g 0.79g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 34% 53% 2% 3%
Protein: 6.7 g
Fats: 34.4 g
Carbs: 53.3 g
Water: 2.2 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 ProteinProtein +38.8%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
~equal in Fats ~33.2g
~equal in Carbs ~51.6g
~equal in Other ~3.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 19% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.88 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 17.9 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.5%

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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. Potato sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168854/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.