Popcorn: Calories and Nutrition Analyse

Also known as (other names): Popping corn

Marcin Piotrowicz, healthy lifestyle promoter

How many calories in popcorn?

Nutrition Facts

Popcorn

Serving size:
handful of popcorn (4 g) change

handful (4g)glass (9g)cup (8g)half cup (4g)

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Amount Per Serving:

Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat 0.18g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 0.32mg

Total Carbohydrates 3.11g

Dietary Fiber 0.58g

Sugars 0.03g

Protein 0.52g

Vitaminium C 0mg

Calcium 0.28mg

Iron 0.13mg

Potassium 13.16mg

* 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.

Source of calories in popcorn

77% CARBS

13% PROTEIN

10% FAT

100g of popcorn contain about 387 calories (kcal).
Calories per: ounce | handful | glass | cup | half cup

Case in point, a handful of popcorn (4 g) contain about 15 calories.

This is about 1% of the daily caloric intake for an average adult with medium weight and activity level (assuming a 2000 kcal daily intake).

Scroll down for details and nutrition tables.

To visualize how much 15 kcal actually is, keep in mind that the calorie content of handful of popcorn is similar to that of, for example:

0.5 cube of sugar

Take a quick look at the tables below for detailed information about popcorn nutrition.

handful of popcorn (4 g) has 15 kcal. For burning these calories you have to:

Bike2 min.Bike

Horse ride3 min.Horse ride

Play tennis1 min.Tennis

Run2 min.Run

Swim2 min.Swim

Calories in Popcorn Compared with Others in Snacks Category

100g of Popcorn

Nutrition

Calories387
Carbs Total77.78 g
Dietary fiber14.5 g
Fat4.54 g
Protein12.94 g
Water3.32 g

Vitamins

Vit A196 IU
Vit B1 (Thiamine)0.104 mg
Vit B2 (riboflavin)0.083 mg
Vit B3 (Niacin)2.308 mg
Vit B60.157 mg
Vit B9 (Folic acid)0.031 mcg
Vit E0.29 mg
Vit K0.001 mg

Minerals

Potassium329 mg
Phosphorus1.2 mg
Magnessium144 mg
Calcium7 mg
Sodium8 mg
Iron3.19 mg
Zink1.2 mg

How many calories are there in 1, 2, 3, or 5 servings of popcorn?

Handful of popcorn (4g)15 kcal
Glass full of popcorn (9g)35 kcal
Cup of popcorn (8g)31 kcal
Half cup of popcorn (4g)15 kcal
Ounce (oz) of popcorn110 kcal
Half of medium size servings of popcorn7.5 kcal
Small size serving of popcorn (3g)12 kcal
Big size popcorn (5g)19.5 kcal
Two medium size servings of popcorn30 kcal
Three medium size servings of popcorn45 kcal
Four medium size servings of popcorn60 kcal
Five medium size servings of popcorn75 kcal

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Author of this page
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.