Corn vs Popcorn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Corn has 86 kcal and Popcorn has 387 kcal, so Corn has 78% fewer calories.

Popcorn has more protein (12.9 g vs 2.79 g). Popcorn has more fiber (14.5 g vs 2.43 g). Popcorn has more fat (4.54 g vs 1.63 g).

Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Corn
Serving size:
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Iron mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Popcorn
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handful (4g)glass (9g)cup (8g)half cup (4g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Corn vs Popcorn 100g Compare


per 100gCornPopcorn
Calories86 387
Carbohydrates14.69 g77.78 g
Fat1.63 g4.54 g
Dietary fiber2.43 g14.5 g
Protein2.79 g12.94 g
Water80.25 g3.32 g
Calcium0.656 mg7 mg
Iron0.388 mg3.19 mg
Magnessium25.76 mg144 mg
Phosphorus2.513 mg1.2 mg
Potassium237 mg329 mg
Zink2.513 mg1.2 mg
Vitaminium A187 IU196 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.079 mg0.104 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.138 mg0.083 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.593 mg2.308 mg
Vitaminium B60.15 mg0.157 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)42 µg0.031 µg
Vitaminium E0.07 mg0.29 mg
Vitaminium K0.3 µg0.001 µg

Less Calories in Corn

At first glance, you can see that in corn is much less calories than in popcorn.

Corn has 86 kcal per 100g and popcorn 387 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 350%.

In corn and in popcorn most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare corn with popcorn in details.

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 17% FAT

Popcorn 100g

387kcal

Calories source

  • 77% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 10% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.