Microwave Popcorn: Calories and Nutrition Analyse



How many calories in microwave popcorn?

100g of microwave popcorn has about 538 calories (kcal).
Calories per: ounce | standard serving size, 1 bag | 1 packet | cup | half cup

Case in point, standard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g) has about 135 calories.

It is about 6% of daily calories intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity (for calculation we assumed 2400 kcal daily intake).

Microwave popcorn - calories, kcal

Scroll down for details and nutrition tables.

To visualize how much 135 kcal actually is, take in mind that calories amount from microwave popcorn is similar to calories amount from ie.:

  • 2.5 apples
  • 1.5 glasses of Coca Cola (220 ml glass)
  • 1 slice of cheese
  • 1 slice of bread
  • 1 glass of milk
  • 7 cubes of sugar

Take a look at tables below to see details about microwave popcorn nutrition.

Calories in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category

See all nutrition data of microwave popcorn on charts.

Calories538kcal/100g(153 kcal/oz)
Protein8.7g/100g(2.5 g/oz)
Carbs Total56g/100g(15.9 g/oz)
Fat31.1g/100g(8.8 g/oz)

Calories And Nutrition in Standard Serving Size of Microwave Popcorn (25 G), 100g and Ounce

per 100 gper ouncestandard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g)
Calories538 152.52 134.5
Carbs Total55.99 g15.87 g14 g
Dietary fiber10.1 g2.86 g2.5 g
Fat31.07 g8.81 g7.8 g
Protein8.69 g2.46 g2.2 g
Water1.04 g0.29 g0.3 g

microwave popcorn - vitamins per 100g

  • Vit B1 (Thiamine)0.042 mg
  • Vit B2 (riboflavin)0.06 mg
  • Vit B3 (Niacin)1.522 mg
  • Vit B60.295 mg
  • Vit B9 (Folic acid)0.015 mcg
  • Vit E2.87 mg
  • Vit K0.004 mg

Energy content of microwave popcorn

  • 42% CARBS
  • 6% PROTEIN
  • 52% FAT

microwave popcorn - minerals per 100g

  • Potassium431 mg
  • Magnessium105 mg
  • Calcium23 mg
  • Sodium763 mg
  • Iron2 mg

How many calories in 1, 2, 3 or 5 microwave popcorn?

As I wrote before standard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g) has 135 calories. It is easy to count that two microwave popcorn have about 270 calories and three microwave popcorn have about 405 calories. In table below you can also see calories amount for four and five microwave popcorn.

  • Standard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g)135 kcal
  • Microwave popcorn 1 bag (300g)1614 kcal
  • Microwave popcorn 1 packet (300g)1614 kcal
  • Cup of microwave popcorn (8g)43 kcal
  • Half cup of microwave popcorn (4g)22 kcal
  • Ounce (oz) of microwave popcorn153 kcal
  • Half of medium size microwave popcorn67.5 kcal
  • Small size microwave popcorn (20g)108 kcal
  • Big size microwave popcorn (33g)175.5 kcal
  • Two medium size microwave popcorn270 kcal
  • Three medium size microwave popcorn405 kcal
  • Four medium size microwave popcorn540 kcal
  • Five medium size microwave popcorn675 kcal

Protein in microwave popcorn

Microwave popcorn has 8.69 g protein per 100g.
When you multiplay this value with weight of standard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g) you can see that you will get about 2.2 g of protein.

Carbs in microwave popcorn

Microwave popcorn has 55.99 g carbohydrates per 100g.
In the same way as for protein we can calculate that standard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g) has about 14 g of carbs.

Fat in microwave popcorn

Microwave popcorn has 31.07 g fat per 100g.
So it is easy to count that standard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g) has about 7.8 g of fat.

Microwave popcorn - caloies, wieght

standard serving size of microwave popcorn (25 g) has:

135kcalFor burning these calories you have to:
Bike19 min.Bike
Horse ride25 min.Horse ride
Play tennis13 min.Tennis
Run14 min.Run
Swim16 min.Swim

Interesting charts - compare microwave popcorn with other snacks

When you look at charts below you will see how microwave popcorn looks like in comparsion to other products from its category. When you click on selected product you will se detailed comparsion.

Fiber in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Fat in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Iron in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Magnesium in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Potassium in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Protein in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Sodium in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Sugar in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Vitamin B1 in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Vitamin B2 in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Vitamin B6 in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Vitamin E in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Vitamin K in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Water in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Carbohydrates in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Calories in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Calcium in Microwave Popcorn Based On Snacks Category
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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