Cheese popcorn vs. Chinese lemon chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheese popcorn and chinese lemon chicken?

Cheese popcorn is higher in fiber, phosphorus, fats, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B12, and vitamin E, yet chinese lemon chicken is higher in vitamin B3.
Cheese popcorn's daily need coverage for fiber is 36% more.
Cheese popcorn has 8 times more manganese than chinese lemon chicken. While cheese popcorn has 0.713mg of manganese, chinese lemon chicken has only 0.089mg.
The amount of sodium in chinese lemon chicken is lower.

We used Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Restaurant, Chinese, lemon chicken types in this article.

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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.

Cheese popcorn

Chinese lemon chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+468.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+182.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.1%
Contains more IronIron	+83.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250%
Contains more ZincZinc	+294.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+165.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+701.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-71.7%

~equal in Selenium ~13µg

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.

Cheese popcorn

Chinese lemon chicken

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+198.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+134%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+244.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+381.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+360%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+197.6%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	15.37g	6.086g	62%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.663g	41%
Fiber	9.9g	1g	36%
Phosphorus	361mg	136mg	32%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		5.301g	31%
Fats	33.2g	13.55g	30%
Sodium	889mg	252mg	28%
Manganese	0.713mg	0.089mg	27%
Saturated fat	6.41g	2.033g	20%
Magnesium	91mg	16mg	18%
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	0.11µg	18%
Vitamin E	3.82mg	1.28mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	9.7g	2.749g	17%
Vitamin B3	1.453mg	3.776mg	15%
Calories	526kcal	252kcal	14%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.51mg	14%
Vitamin K	8.2µg	24.4µg	14%
Iron	2.24mg	1.22mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.07mg	13%
Copper	0.14mg	0.04mg	11%
Carbs	51.6g	20.61g	10%
Cholesterol	11mg	32mg	7%
Calcium	113mg	40mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	0.053mg	6%
Protein	9.3g	11.87g	5%
Starch		10.27g	4%
Potassium	261mg	161mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	2.3mg	2%
Selenium	12µg	13µg	2%
Choline	15.3mg	28.6mg	2%
Fructose		1.52g	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	5 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.461mg	0.52mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.25mg	1%
Folate	11µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	566kcal	212kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	4.3	N/A
Net carbs	41.7g	19.61g	N/A
Sugar	0.79g	8.18g	N/A
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.141mg	0%
Threonine	0.417mg	0.513mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.402mg	0.537mg	0%
Leucine	1.024mg	0.978mg	0%
Lysine	0.443mg	0.958mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.33mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.405mg	0.478mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.57mg	0%
Histidine	0.252mg	0.365mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.008g	N/A