Cheese popcorn vs. Kung Pao chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese popcorn and kung Pao chicken different?

Cheese popcorn has more fats, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, vitamin E, iron, vitamin B12, and magnesium than kung Pao chicken.
Daily need coverage for fats for cheese popcorn is 40% higher.
Cheese popcorn contains 7 times more fiber than kung Pao chicken. While cheese popcorn contains 9.9g of fiber, kung Pao chicken contains only 1.5g.
Kung Pao chicken has less saturated fat.

Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken are the varieties used 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

Kung Pao chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+279.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+465%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.7%
Contains more IronIron	+194.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+284%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+178.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-54.8%

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

Kung Pao chicken

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+274.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+287.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+338.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+381.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1320%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+712.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+89.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+65.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.5mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.243mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	15.37g	3.02g	82%
Fats	33.2g	6.98g	40%
Phosphorus	361mg	94mg	38%
Fiber	9.9g	1.5g	34%
Saturated fat	6.41g	1.352g	23%
Sodium	889mg	402mg	21%
Calories	526kcal	129kcal	20%
Manganese	0.713mg	0.256mg	20%
Iron	2.24mg	0.76mg	19%
Vitamin E	3.82mg	1.02mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	9.7g	2.173g	19%
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	0.11µg	18%
Magnesium	91mg	24mg	16%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.688g	16%
Carbs	51.6g	6.87g	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.244g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.241mg	0.055mg	14%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.74mg	12%
Calcium	113mg	20mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.124mg	0.032mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.453mg	2.757mg	8%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	7.1mg	7%
Copper	0.14mg	0.073mg	7%
Selenium	12µg	8.1µg	7%
Vitamin A	8µg	65µg	6%
Cholesterol	11mg	26mg	5%
Vitamin K	8.2µg	13.6µg	5%
Choline	15.3mg	37.4mg	4%
Protein	9.3g	9.76g	1%
Potassium	261mg	218mg	1%
Starch		2.53g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.461mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.243mg	1%
Folate	11µg	16µg	1%
Fructose		0.54g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	7.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	566kcal	132kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	3.8	N/A
Net carbs	41.7g	5.37g	N/A
Sugar	0.79g	3.03g	N/A
Trans fat		0.034g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.118mg	0%
Threonine	0.417mg	0.407mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.402mg	0.431mg	0%
Leucine	1.024mg	0.775mg	0%
Lysine	0.443mg	0.449mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.24mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.405mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.47mg	0%
Histidine	0.252mg	0.265mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.004g	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)		0.005g	N/A