Only 20 calories per cup for a microwave ready popcorn that is already pretty salty and has oil. Is the nutrition facts lying? (I already bought it tastes good right out of the box, not super salty but salty enough)
by sugardaddybigdaddy
Only 20 calories per cup for a microwave ready popcorn that is already pretty salty and has oil. Is the nutrition facts lying? (I already bought it tastes good right out of the box, not super salty but salty enough)
by sugardaddybigdaddy
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What’s the brand?
Yes because it only has 2g of fat, that’s a good indicator cals are pretty accurate
Yes because 1 cup of popcorn is literally nothing, it’s all air. A bag of it is 250 calories, as noted in the serving size
I promise you, labels aren’t ‘lying’ ever
Popcorn is a great lower calorie snack. It looks like that might be Jolly Time? They also make 100 or 110 calorie bags that are good for portion control.
I don’t speak in cups and servings sorry can’t help 😭
Popcorn math will always evade me
Edit: OOHH 20 cals per popped cup x 12.5 cups per bag = 250.
I used to work in the same shopping center as a mom and pop popcorn shop (that’s a fun phrase) and they sold huuuuuuuuge six-foot bags for like $10. I did the math on them for fun one time and the entire bag (salted, no extra oils) was somewhere around 550-600 calories.
Popcorn generally speaking is a good low cal snack unless it’s drowned in butter.
I don’t know why this sub thinks somehow nutrition labels would ever not be real.
They are legally enforced to be within +/-20% of the actual value, and no one is conspiring to actively misreport the data because newsflash: most people don’t read nutrition labels. It is not worth the fucking time to try to commit fraud where there would be no benefit.
This particular one is 250 / 275 calories per bag. It still lets you eat ‘a lot’ for the calories, but it would probably be more filling to just eat some rice with meat for the same calories or like a loaded potato or something. Popcorn is an ‘air snack’ so it’s not filling, but you get to eat at it for a while.
110 calories per serving * 2.5 servings per bag = 275 calories / bag
20 calories per cup * 12.5 cups per bag = 250 calories