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Pretzels vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pretzels and cheese popcorn

  • Pretzels have more manganese, folate, and copper; however, cheese popcorn is richer in phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B12, magnesium, and selenium.
  • Pretzels' daily need coverage for manganese is 47% more.
  • Pretzels contain 8 times more folate than cheese popcorn. Pretzels contain 83µg of folate, while cheese popcorn contains 11µg.
  • Cheese popcorn contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted 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 25% 11% 13% 63% 88% 23% 48% 224% 233% 32%
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 CopperCopper +88.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +213.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.8%
Contains more IronIron +34.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +219.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +106.9%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 23% 36% 17% 27% 0% 0% 62% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +141%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pretzels Cheese popcorn DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 1.22g 15.37g 94%
Manganese 1.789mg 0.713mg 47%
Fats 3.5g 33.2g 46%
Sodium 1715mg 889mg 36%
Phosphorus 113mg 361mg 35%
Fiber 2.8g 9.9g 28%
Saturated fat 0.75g 6.41g 26%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.53µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 1.36g 9.7g 21%
Folate 83µg 11µg 18%
Copper 0.264mg 0.14mg 14%
Magnesium 35mg 91mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.241mg 11%
Selenium 5.8µg 12µg 11%
Zinc 0.85mg 2.01mg 11%
Carbs 79.2g 51.6g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.235mg 9%
Calcium 36mg 113mg 8%
Calories 381kcal 526kcal 7%
Iron 1.67mg 2.24mg 7%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.124mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.92mg 1.453mg 3%
Potassium 146mg 261mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.288mg 0.461mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Protein 9.1g 9.3g 0%
Net carbs 76.4g 41.7g N/A
Sugar 0.79g N/A
Tryptophan 0.109mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.259mg 0.417mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.345mg 0.402mg 0%
Leucine 0.636mg 1.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.221mg 0.443mg 0%
Methionine 0.164mg 0.191mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.453mg 0.405mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.252mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 79% 3% 5%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 79.2 g
Water: 3.3 g
Other: 4.9 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 +53.5%
Contains more WaterWater +32%
Contains more OtherOther +44.1%
Contains more FatsFats +848.6%
~equal in Protein ~9.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 41% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.75 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.22 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 -88.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +613.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1159.8%

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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. Pretzels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170650/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.