Caramel popcorn vs. Corn chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between caramel popcorn and corn chips

Caramel popcorn has more iron, copper, manganese, and carbs, while corn chips have more vitamin E, fats, phosphorus, and calcium.
Corn chips' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 43% higher.
Corn chips contain 3 times less iron than caramel popcorn. Caramel popcorn contains 3.91mg of iron, while corn chips contain 1.2mg.
The amount of sodium in caramel popcorn is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts and Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain.

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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

Corn chips

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+146.5%
Contains more IronIron	+225.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+194.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+129.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+109.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~72mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.29mg

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

Corn chips

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+750.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+61.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.047mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.167mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		16.036g	94%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.27g	16.438g	88%
Vitamin E	0.85mg	7.23mg	43%
Fats	7.8g	33.36g	39%
Iron	3.91mg	1.2mg	34%
Copper	0.297mg	0.101mg	22%
Starch		51.36g	21%
Manganese	0.764mg	0.333mg	19%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.264g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.73g	9.134g	16%
Sodium	177mg	514mg	15%
Saturated fat	1.04g	4.331g	15%
Phosphorus	127mg	194mg	10%
Carbs	80.7g	56.9g	8%
Calories	400kcal	538kcal	7%
Calcium	66mg	138mg	7%
Selenium	3.9µg	7.6µg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.99mg	0.842mg	7%
Potassium	355mg	144mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.126mg	0.078mg	4%
Magnesium	80mg	72mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.9µg	6.3µg	2%
Folate	16µg	8µg	2%
Fiber	3.8g	4g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.23mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.185mg	0.167mg	1%
Choline	17.3mg	12.1mg	1%
Protein	6.4g	6.17g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.6g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	625kcal	872kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	5.9	N/A
Net carbs	76.9g	52.9g	N/A
Sugar	45.36g	0.27g	N/A
Zinc	1.24mg	1.29mg	0%
Vitamin A	4µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.047mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.088g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.231mg	0.246mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.235mg	0%
Leucine	0.641mg	0.803mg	0%
Lysine	0.199mg	0.185mg	0%
Methionine	0.112mg	0.137mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.32mg	0.322mg	0%
Valine	0.303mg	0.331mg	0%
Histidine	0.182mg	0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A