Caramel popcorn vs. Arepa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between caramel popcorn and arepa

Caramel popcorn has more iron, copper, manganese, carbs, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, arepa is higher in vitamin A.
Caramel popcorn covers your daily need for iron 36% more than arepa.
Caramel popcorn has 10 times more copper than arepa. While caramel popcorn has 0.297mg of copper, arepa has only 0.03mg.
Caramel popcorn has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts and Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Caramel popcorn

Arepa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+196.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+303.4%
Contains more IronIron	+276%
Contains more CopperCopper	+890%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+558.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~117mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Caramel popcorn

Arepa

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+193.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+11.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1425%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.91mg	1.04mg	36%
Copper	0.297mg	0.03mg	30%
Manganese	0.764mg	0.116mg	28%
Carbs	80.7g	37.14g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.27g	0.989g	15%
Magnesium	80mg	27mg	13%
Calories	400kcal	219kcal	9%
Potassium	355mg	88mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.04g	2.902g	8%
Vitamin B3	1.99mg	0.888mg	7%
Vitamin A	4µg	61µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.126mg	0.042mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.185mg	0.107mg	6%
Fiber	3.8g	2.6g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.825g	5%
Fats	7.8g	5.38g	4%
Zinc	1.24mg	0.8mg	4%
Sodium	177mg	270mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.85mg	0.29mg	4%
Selenium	3.9µg	6.1µg	4%
Folate	16µg		4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.065g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.73g	1.514g	3%
Protein	6.4g	5.48g	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Calcium	66mg	89mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.07mg	2%
Choline	17.3mg	4.4mg	2%
Phosphorus	127mg	117mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.23mg	0.202mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.6g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	625kcal	400kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	46g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	0.86	N/A
Net carbs	76.9g	34.54g	N/A
Sugar	45.36g	0.87g	N/A
Vitamin K	3.9µg	3.5µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.157g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.231mg	0.193mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.207mg	0%
Leucine	0.641mg	0.671mg	0%
Lysine	0.199mg	0.228mg	0%
Methionine	0.112mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.32mg	0.276mg	0%
Valine	0.303mg	0.276mg	0%
Histidine	0.182mg	0.166mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A