Popcorn Nutrition
Popcorn is a unique snack food in that it is very often considered to be a healthy snack and is not termed a “junk food” as some snacks are. The nutritional analysis shows that popcorn is comparable to rice cakes which are generally considered to be a healthful snack.
| Calories | Protein | Carbohydrates gm | Fiber gm | Fat gm | Calcium mg | Phosphorus mg | Iron mg | Thiamin B1 mg | Riboflavin B2 mg | Niacin mg | Vitamin C mg | Vitamin A iu | |
| Plain Popcorn, Air popped(one cup) | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 | (TR) | 1 | 17 | 0.2 | (TR) | 0.01 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Plain Popcorn, Oil popped(one cup) | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0.37 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0.2 | (TR) | 0.01 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Potato Chips (1 small bag, approx. 1 cup) | 150 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 47 | – | 0.05 | – | 1.1 | 12 | – |
| Ice Cream, (rich vanilla, one cup | 349 | 4.1 | 32 | – | 23.7 | 151 | 115 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.3 | 0.11 | 0.61 | 207 |
| Pretzels, (1 small bag, approx. 1 cup) | 111 | 2.6 | 23 | – | 1 | 7.2 | 25.4 | 0.6 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1.2 | (TR) | – |
| Rice Cake, (1 large cake 5 mg) | 21 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.07 | (TR) | 0.37 | 4.4 | (TR) | (TR) | – | (TR) | (TR) | – |
Data courtesy of the Popcorn Institute
