Caramel popcorn vs. Spanish rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between caramel popcorn and spanish rice

Caramel popcorn is higher in iron, copper, carbs, manganese, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus, yet spanish rice is higher in vitamin B1 and folate.
Caramel popcorn covers your daily iron needs 35% more than spanish rice.
Caramel popcorn contains 6 times more magnesium than spanish rice. While caramel popcorn contains 80mg of magnesium, spanish rice contains only 13mg.
The amount of sodium in caramel popcorn is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts and Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice.

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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

Spanish rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+515.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+206%
Contains more IronIron	+240%
Contains more CopperCopper	+356.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+158.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+122.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95.9%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+89.7%

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

Spanish rice

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+125.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+258.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+212.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.91mg	1.15mg	35%
Copper	0.297mg	0.065mg	26%
Carbs	80.7g	31.16g	17%
Magnesium	80mg	13mg	16%
Manganese	0.764mg	0.39mg	16%
Sodium	177mg	528mg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.238g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.052g	12%
Calories	400kcal	185kcal	11%
Starch		27.55g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.183mg	11%
Fiber	3.8g	1.2g	10%
Phosphorus	127mg	57mg	10%
Folate	16µg	50µg	9%
Phenylalanine	0.32mg	153mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.185mg	0.082mg	8%
Vitamin K	3.9µg	13µg	8%
Potassium	355mg	116mg	7%
Zinc	1.24mg	0.48mg	7%
Protein	6.4g	3.28g	6%
Selenium	3.9µg	7.4µg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.27g	2.317g	6%
Calcium	66mg	20mg	5%
Fats	7.8g	5.29g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.126mg	0.074mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.23mg	0.415mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.73g	1.511g	3%
Vitamin E	0.85mg	0.6mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.99mg	2.378mg	2%
Choline	17.3mg	9.1mg	1%
Fructose		0.42g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.6g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	625kcal	564kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	54g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	3.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	76.9g	29.96g	N/A
Sugar	45.36g	1.3g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.07g	N/A
Saturated fat	1.04g	1.005g	0%
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.044mg	0%
Threonine	0.231mg	0.098mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.227mg	0.109mg	0%
Leucine	0.641mg	0.24mg	0%
Lysine	0.199mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.112mg	0.071mg	0%
Valine	0.303mg	0.137mg	0%
Histidine	0.182mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A