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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 |
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| Water |
g
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0.27
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0.94
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| Calories, Energy |
kcal
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31
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110
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| Energy |
kJ
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130
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459
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| Protein |
g
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1.04
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3.67
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| Total lipid (fat) |
g
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0.36
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1.29
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| Ash |
g
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0.11
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0.40
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| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
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6.23
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22.08
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| Fiber, total dietary |
g
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1.2
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4.1
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| Minerals | |||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
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1
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2
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| Iron, Fe |
mg
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0.26
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0.90
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| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
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12
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41
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| Phosphorus, P |
mg
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29
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101
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| Potassium, K |
mg
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26
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93
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| Sodium, Na |
mg
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1
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2
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| Zinc, Zn |
mg
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0.25
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0.87
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| Copper, Cu |
mg
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0.021
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0.074
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| Manganese, Mn |
mg
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0.089
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0.316
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| Selenium, Se |
µg
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0.0
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0.0
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| Vitamins | |||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
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0.0
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0.0
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| Thiamin |
mg
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0.008
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0.029
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| Riboflavin |
mg
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0.007
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0.024
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| Niacin |
mg
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0.185
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0.654
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| Pantothenic acid |
mg
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0.041
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0.145
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| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
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0.013
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0.045
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| Folate, total |
µg
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2
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9
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| Folic acid |
µg
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0
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0
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| Folate, food |
µg
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2
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9
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| Folate, DFE |
µg_DFE
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2
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9
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| Retinol |
µg
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0
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0
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| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
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16
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56
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| Lipids | |||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
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0.046
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0.162
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| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
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0.088
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0.312
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| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
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0.152
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0.539
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| Cholesterol |
mg
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0
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0
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Snacks, popcorn, microwave, 94% fat free | Units | Value per 100 grams | 1 oz ------- 28.35g |
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| Water |
g
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4.22
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1.20
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| Calories, Energy |
kcal
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402
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114
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| Energy |
kJ
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1682
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477
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| Protein |
g
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10.72
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3.04
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| Total lipid (fat) |
g
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6.10
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1.73
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| Ash |
g
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2.91
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0.82
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| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
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76.04
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21.56
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| Fiber, total dietary |
g
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13.6
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3.9
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| Sugars, total |
g
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0.65
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0.18
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| Minerals | |||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
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14
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4
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| Iron, Fe |
mg
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2.87
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0.81
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| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
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124
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35
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| Phosphorus, P |
mg
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304
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86
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| Potassium, K |
mg
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284
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81
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| Sodium, Na |
mg
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627
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178
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| Zinc, Zn |
mg
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2.80
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0.79
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| Copper, Cu |
mg
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0.262
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0.074
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| Selenium, Se |
µg
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6.9
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2.0
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| Lipids | |||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
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1.184
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0.336
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| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
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2.767
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0.784
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| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
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2.216
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0.628
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| Fatty acids, total trans |
g
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0.885
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0.251
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| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic |
g
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0.817
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0.232
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| Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic |
g
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0.068
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0.019
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| Cholesterol |
mg
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0
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0
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Calories, total dietary fat grams and total carbohydrates contained in popcorn cakes & other popular popcorn snacks:
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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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