Breadsticks vs Popcorn: Make Healthy Choices

Popcorn vs. Breadsticks

Breadsticks and popcorn are both common snacks that are often enjoyed with a meal or as a standalone snack.

Both are relatively inexpensive and easy to find, making them popular choices for many people. When it comes to taste, breadsticks and popcorn can vary widely.

Breadsticks are often savory, while popcorn is usually salty or sweet. 

However, breadsticks are typically made with white flour, which means they are not as nutritious as popcorn.

More Calories in Breadsticks

At first glance, you can see that in breadsticks is just a little more calories than in popcorn.

Breadsticks has 412 kcal per 100g and popcorn 387 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 6%.

In breadsticks and in popcorn most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare breadsticks with popcorn in details.

Breadsticks And Popcorn Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  breadsticks - 6% more than popcorn
• Carbohydrates:
  popcorn - 14% more than breadsticks
• Fat:
  breadsticks - 109% more than popcorn
• Dietary fiber:
  popcorn - 383% more than breadsticks
• Protein:
  popcorn - 8% more than breadsticks
• Water:
  breadsticks - 84% more than popcorn

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Less protein in breadsticks

It is aslo easy to see see that in breadsticks is less protein than in popcorn.

There is 12.94g per 100g of popcorn and 12g per 100g of breadsticks so using simple math we can see that difference is about 8%.

Less carbohydrates in breadsticks

In breadsticks is less carbohydrates than in popcorn.

There is 77.78g/100g of carbohydrates in popcorn and 68.4g/100g in breadsticks so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 14%.

More fat in breadsticks

In breadsticks is more fats than in popcorn.

The tables above show us that there is 4.54g/100g of fats in popcorn and 9.5g/100g in breadsticks. In this case difference is about 109%.