Potato chips vs Popcorn: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Potato chips has 536 kcal and Popcorn has 387 kcal, so Popcorn has 28% fewer calories.

Popcorn has more protein (12.9 g vs 7 g). Popcorn has more fiber (14.5 g vs 4.8 g). Potato chips has more fat (34.6 g vs 4.54 g). Relative to calories, Popcorn is the better protein source (3.34 g vs 1.31 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Potato chips - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Potato chips - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato Chips
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handful (25g)1 chips (2g)cup (168g)half cup (84g)cup crashed (58g)
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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.

Potato Chips vs Popcorn 100g Compare

per 100gPotato chipsPopcorn
Calories536 387
Carbohydrates52.9 g77.78 g
Fat34.6 g4.54 g
Dietary fiber4.8 g14.5 g
Protein7 g12.94 g
Water1.9 g3.32 g
Calcium24 mg7 mg
Iron1.63 mg3.19 mg
Magnessium67 mg144 mg
Phosphorus22.1 mg1.2 mg
Potassium1275 mg329 mg
Sodium8 mg8 mg
Zink22.1 mg1.2 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.167 mg0.104 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.197 mg0.083 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)3.827 mg2.308 mg
Vitaminium B60.66 mg0.157 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.045 µg0.031 µg
Vitaminium E9.11 mg0.29 mg
Vitaminium K0.022 µg0.001 µg

More Calories in Potato chips

At first glance, you can see that in potato chips is more calories than in popcorn.

Potato chips has 536 kcal per 100g and popcorn 387 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 39%.

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

See tables below to compare potato chips with popcorn in details.

Potato chips 100g

536kcal

Calories source

  • 38% CARBS.
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 57% FAT
Potato chips calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | 1 chips | cup | half cup | cup crashed

Popcorn 100g

387kcal

Calories source

  • 77% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 10% FAT
Popcorn calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | glass | cup | half cup

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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.