Nachos vs Popcorn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Nachos has 343 kcal and Popcorn has 387 kcal, so Nachos has 11% fewer calories.

Popcorn has more protein (12.9 g vs 4.32 g). Popcorn has more fiber (14.5 g vs 3.2 g). Nachos has more fat (21.5 g vs 4.54 g). Relative to calories, Popcorn is the better protein source (3.34 g vs 1.26 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Nachos - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Nachos - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Nachos
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one nachos (16g)handful (28g)cup (129g)half cup (64.5g)
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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.

Nachos vs Popcorn 100g Compare


per 100g Nachos Popcorn
Calories 343 387
Carbohydrates 34.91 g 77.78 g
Fat 21.5 g 4.54 g
Dietary fiber 3.2 g 14.5 g
Protein 4.32 g 12.94 g
Water 37.4 g 3.32 g
Calcium 63 mg 7 mg
Iron 0.75 mg 3.19 mg
Magnessium 42 mg 144 mg
Phosphorus 19.3 mg 1.2 mg
Potassium 362 mg 329 mg
Sodium 313 mg 8 mg
Zink 19.3 mg 1.2 mg
Vitaminium A 21 IU 196 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.123 mg 0.104 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.133 mg 0.083 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.63 mg 2.308 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.215 mg 0.157 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.01 µg 0.031 µg
Vitaminium E 4.08 mg 0.29 mg
Vitaminium K 0.019 µg 0.001 µg

Less Calories in Nachos

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

Nachos has 343 kcal per 100g and popcorn 387 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 13%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in nachos comes from fat and in popcorn from carbs.

See tables below to compare nachos with popcorn in details.

Nachos 100g

343kcal

Calories source

  • 40% CARBS.
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 55% 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.