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CALORIES IN MOVIE POPCORN

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The big bucket will cost you 1,650 calories.  But take heart because during that two hour movie, you'll burn 150 or more calories, depending on your current weight. (A 200 pound person will burn about 216 calories.)

What about other methods of popping popcorn? How does the caloric content compare to the calories in movie popcorn? And what is your best selection when you're on a diet? Which popping mode produces the least caloric values?

Before we delve deeper let's note that popcorn is a snack. We don't tend to have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner although we can make use of it at meal time such as tossing a few popped kernels onto certain types of soup.

Let's begin with the caloric values contained in unpopped corn. One ounce contains 106 calories and 375 per 100 grams. When popped at home with oil the caloric values increase to 500 calories per 100 grams and 142 calories per ounce. The reason why the caloric values increased by 1/3 is due to the addition of cooking oil into the equation.

Your best choice while dieting based on caloric content is kernels that are popped with air rather than in oil. One ounce of air-popped corn contains 110 calories and only 1.29 grams of fat.

Calories in Popcorn Prepared With Different Cooking Methods, Including Caramel Popcorn and Popcorn Cakes

Snacks, popcorn, air-popped

Units 1 cup
-------
8g
1 oz
-------
28.35g
Water
g
0.27
0.94
Calories, Energy
kcal
31
110
Energy
kJ
130
459
Protein
g
1.04
3.67
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.36
1.29
Ash
g
0.11
0.40
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
6.23
22.08
Fiber, total dietary
g
1.2
4.1
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
1
2
Iron, Fe
mg
0.26
0.90
Magnesium, Mg
mg
12
41
Phosphorus, P
mg
29
101
Potassium, K
mg
26
93
Sodium, Na
mg
1
2
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.25
0.87
Copper, Cu
mg
0.021
0.074
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.089
0.316
Selenium, Se
µg
0.0
0.0
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
0.0
0.0
Thiamin
mg
0.008
0.029
Riboflavin
mg
0.007
0.024
Niacin
mg
0.185
0.654
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.041
0.145
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.013
0.045
Folate, total
µg
2
9
Folic acid
µg
0
0
Folate, food
µg
2
9
Folate, DFE
µg_DFE
2
9
Retinol
µg
0
0
Vitamin A, IU
IU
16
56
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.046
0.162
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.088
0.312
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.152
0.539
Cholesterol
mg
0
0

Snacks, popcorn, home-prepared, oil-popped, unsalted

Units 1 cup
-------
8g
1 oz
-------
28.35g
Water
g
0.22
0.79
Calories, Energy
kcal
40
142
Energy
kJ
167
593
Protein
g
0.72
2.55
Total lipid (fat)
g
2.25
7.97
Ash
g
0.16
0.57
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
4.65
16.47
Fiber, total dietary
g
0.8
2.8
Sugars, total
g
0.04
0.15
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
1
3
Iron, Fe
mg
0.22
0.79
Magnesium, Mg
mg
9
31
Phosphorus, P
mg
20
71
Potassium, K
mg
18
64
Sodium, Na
mg
0
1
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.21
0.75
Copper, Cu
mg
0.018
0.063
Selenium, Se
µg
0.6
2.1
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
0.0
0.1
Thiamin
mg
0.010
0.037
Riboflavin
mg
0.011
0.040
Niacin
mg
0.124
0.439
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.017
0.060
Folate, total
µg
1
5
Folic acid
µg
0
0
Folate, food
µg
1
5
Folate, DFE
µg_DFE
1
5
Choline, total
mg
1.3
4.5
Vitamin B-12
µg
0.00
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
µg
0.00
0.00
Vitamin A, RAE
µg_RAE
1
2
Retinol
µg
0
0
Carotene, beta
µg
6
20
Carotene, alpha
µg
4
13
Cryptoxanthin, beta
µg
0
0
Vitamin A, IU
IU
12
44
Lycopene
µg
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
µg
87
308
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.19
0.69
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
µg
0.3
1.2
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.404
1.432
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.663
2.350
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
1.082
3.833
Cholesterol
mg
0
0

Snacks, popcorn, oil-popped, microwave, regular flavor

Units 1 cup
-------
11g
1 oz
-------
28.35g
Water
g
0.13
0.34
Calories, Energy
kcal
64
165
Energy
kJ
268
692
Protein
g
0.80
2.07
Total lipid (fat)
g
4.79
12.35
Ash
g
0.32
0.82
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
4.96
12.77
Fiber, total dietary
g
0.9
2.3
Sugars, total
g
0.05
0.13
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
0
1
Iron, Fe
mg
0.22
0.56
Magnesium, Mg
mg
9
22
Phosphorus, P
mg
22
56
Potassium, K
mg
20
52
Sodium, Na
mg
116
300
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.34
0.88
Copper, Cu
mg
0.018
0.046
Selenium, Se
µg
0.2
0.6
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
0.0
0.1
Thiamin
mg
0.015
0.038
Riboflavin
mg
0.006
0.016
Niacin
mg
0.131
0.339
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.012
0.031
Folate, total
µg
3
7
Folic acid
µg
0
0
Folate, food
µg
3
7
Folate, DFE
µg_DFE
3
7
Choline, total
mg
1.4
3.6
Vitamin B-12
µg
0.00
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
µg
0.00
0.00
Vitamin A, RAE
µg_RAE
1
2
Retinol
µg
0
0
Carotene, beta
µg
8
20
Carotene, alpha
µg
5
13
Cryptoxanthin, beta
µg
0
0
Vitamin A, IU
IU
17
44
Lycopene
µg
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
µg
91
235
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.27
0.69
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
µg
0.5
1.2
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.750
1.933
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
1.079
2.781
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
2.551
6.575
Cholesterol
mg
0
0

Snacks, popcorn, microwave, 94% fat free

Units Value per
100 grams
1 oz
-------
28.35g
Water
g
4.22
1.20
Calories, Energy
kcal
402
114
Energy
kJ
1682
477
Protein
g
10.72
3.04
Total lipid (fat)
g
6.10
1.73
Ash
g
2.91
0.82
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
76.04
21.56
Fiber, total dietary
g
13.6
3.9
Sugars, total
g
0.65
0.18
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
14
4
Iron, Fe
mg
2.87
0.81
Magnesium, Mg
mg
124
35
Phosphorus, P
mg
304
86
Potassium, K
mg
284
81
Sodium, Na
mg
627
178
Zinc, Zn
mg
2.80
0.79
Copper, Cu
mg
0.262
0.074
Selenium, Se
µg
6.9
2.0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
1.184
0.336
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
2.767
0.784
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
2.216
0.628
Fatty acids, total trans
g
0.885
0.251
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic
g
0.817
0.232
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic
g
0.068
0.019
Cholesterol
mg
0
0

Calories, total dietary fat grams and total carbohydrates contained in popcorn cakes & other popular popcorn snacks:

Type

Serving Size Amount

Calories

Total Fat Grams

Total Carb Grams

Plain Popcorn Cake

1

38

0.31

8.01

Caramel Coated Popcorn with Peanuts

1 ounce, 3/4 cup

113

2.21

22.88

Caramel Coated Popcorn without Peanuts

1 ounce, 3/4 cup

122

3.63

22.42

Cheese Flavored Popcorn

1 ounce

149

9.41

14.63

Cheese Flavored Popcorn

1 cup

58

3.65

5.68

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