Onion rings vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between onion rings and cheese popcorn?

Onion rings is richer in vitamin K, yet cheese popcorn is richer in phosphorus, fiber, fats, vitamin E, vitamin B12, magnesium, and manganese.
Cheese popcorn's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 41% higher.
Onion rings has 4 times more vitamin K than cheese popcorn. Onion rings has 34.1µg of vitamin K, while cheese popcorn has 8.2µg.
Onion rings contains less sodium.

We used Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, prepared, heated in oven and Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor types in this comparison.

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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.

Onion rings

Cheese popcorn

Contains less SodiumSodium

-58.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+435.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+112.2%
Contains more IronIron	+79.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+378.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+408.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+104.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.3%

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.

Onion rings

Cheese popcorn

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+315.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+730.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+107.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.453mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	7.633g	15.37g	52%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.789g		49%
Phosphorus	71mg	361mg	41%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	6.346g		37%
Fiber	2.2g	9.9g	31%
Fats	14.3g	33.2g	29%
Sodium	370mg	889mg	23%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	3.82mg	22%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.53µg	22%
Vitamin K	34.1µg	8.2µg	22%
Saturated fat	2.137g	6.41g	19%
Magnesium	17mg	91mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	3g	9.7g	17%
Manganese	0.348mg	0.713mg	16%
Zinc	0.42mg	2.01mg	14%
Calories	276kcal	526kcal	13%
Iron	1.25mg	2.24mg	12%
Selenium	5.6µg	12µg	12%
Starch	25.58g		11%
Protein	4.14g	9.3g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.241mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.117mg	0.235mg	9%
Calcium	31mg	113mg	8%
Copper	0.073mg	0.14mg	7%
Carbs	33.79g	51.6g	6%
Folate	33µg	11µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.185mg	0.124mg	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	11mg	4%
Potassium	123mg	261mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.294mg	0.461mg	3%
Fructose	1.26g		2%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.349mg	1.453mg	1%
Choline	10.7mg	15.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	667kcal	566kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	31.59g	41.7g	N/A
Sugar	5.1g	0.79g	N/A
Trans fat	0.053g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.07mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.417mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.214mg	0.402mg	0%
Leucine	0.35mg	1.024mg	0%
Lysine	0.151mg	0.443mg	0%
Methionine	0.081mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.243mg	0.405mg	0%
Valine	0.216mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.109mg	0.252mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.047g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.003g		N/A