Taquitos vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between taquitos and cheese popcorn?

Taquitos are richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and folate, yet cheese popcorn is richer in phosphorus, fiber, vitamin E, magnesium, and vitamin B12.
Cheese popcorn's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 33% higher.
Taquitos have 6 times more folate than cheese popcorn. Taquitos have 68µg of folate, while cheese popcorn has 11µg.
Taquitos contain less sodium.

We used Taquitos, frozen, chicken, and cheese, oven-heated and Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor types in this comparison.

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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.

Taquitos

Cheese popcorn

Contains less SodiumSodium	-49%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+279.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40%
Contains more ZincZinc	+183.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+84.2%

~equal in Calcium ~113mg

~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.

Taquitos

Cheese popcorn

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+275%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+166.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+165%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+106.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+518.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+238.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+67.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+194.4%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.461mg

~equal in Choline ~15.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	4.235g	15.37g	74%
Phosphorus	132mg	361mg	33%
Fats	12.54g	33.2g	32%
Fiber	2.9g	9.9g	28%
Sodium	453mg	889mg	19%
Saturated fat	2.31g	6.41g	19%
Vitamin E	1.13mg	3.82mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.331mg	0.124mg	17%
Magnesium	24mg	91mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.18µg	0.53µg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.85mg	1.453mg	15%
Folate	68µg	11µg	14%
Manganese	0.387mg	0.713mg	14%
Zinc	0.71mg	2.01mg	12%
Calories	284kcal	526kcal	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	9.7g	12%
Starch	29.62g		12%
Selenium	16.7µg	12µg	9%
Vitamin K	16.9µg	8.2µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.235mg	7%
Carbs	33.63g	51.6g	6%
Copper	0.1mg	0.14mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.277mg	0.241mg	3%
Potassium	155mg	261mg	3%
Iron	2.47mg	2.24mg	3%
Vitamin A	30µg	8µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	104mg	113mg	1%
Cholesterol	13mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Protein	9.21g	9.3g	0%
Net carbs	30.73g	41.7g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU	0IU	0%
Sugar	1.3g	0.79g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.461mg	0%
Trans fat	0.071g		N/A
Choline	15.9mg	15.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.1mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.269mg	0.417mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.358mg	0.402mg	0%
Leucine	0.717mg	1.024mg	0%
Lysine	0.468mg	0.443mg	0%
Methionine	0.189mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.418mg	0.405mg	0%
Valine	0.428mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.249mg	0.252mg	0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.593g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.591g		N/A