The top pops.Popcorn's reputation has had a rough ride in recent years. Its image as a healthy, low-calorie low-calorie adj → bajo en calorías low-calorie low adj → hypocalorique low-calorie low adj → kalorienarm , high-fiber snack shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. in 1994, when we revealed that most movie theaters pop their corn in heavily saturated saturated /sat·u·rat·ed/ (sach´ah-rat?ed) 1. denoting a chemical compound that has only single bonds and no double or triple bonds between atoms. 2. unable to hold in solution any more of a given substance. coconut oil coconut oil n. A pale yellow to colorless oil or a white semisolid fat obtained from the flesh of the coconut, widely used in food products and in the production of cosmetics and soaps. Noun 1. . Suddenly, the healthy snack packed 400 calories and a day's worth of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be . And that was only if you got a small with no butter butter, dairy product obtained by churning the fat from milk until it solidifies. In most areas the milk of cows is the basis, but elsewhere that of goats, sheep, and mares has been used. Butter was known by 2000 B.C. (see "Movie Madness Madness Alcithoe driven mad by Dionysus. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 16] Alcmeon driven mad by the Furies. [Gk. Myth. ," p. 14). A large with butter meant 1,600 calories and nearly four days' worth of sat fat. Even fettuccine Alfredo fettuccine Al·fre·do n. A dish consisting of fettuccine in a rich cream sauce with Parmesan cheese. [After Alfredo all'Augusteo, a restaurant in Rome.] Noun 1. comes with just a two-day supply. Fortunately, the popcorn you buy in the supermarket supermarket Large retail store operated on a self-service basis, selling groceries, produce, meat, bakery and dairy products, and sometimes nonfood goods. Supermarkets were first established in the U.S. during the 1930s as no-frills retail stores offering low prices. hasn't has·n't Contraction of has not. hasn't has not hasn't have been anywhere near a coconut coconut, fruit of the coco palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree widely distributed through tropical regions. The seed is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water because the large pod holding the nut is buoyant and impervious to moisture. . Most companies pop in soybean oil Soy´bean oil n. 1. an oil obtained from the soybean (Glycine max), rich in protein, fats, sterols, and phospholipids, used as a food and in paints and varnishes and in various industrial applications; - (even if the label says "made with real butter"). And freshly microwaved popcorn has fewer calories because it has more air and less oil than the stuff you pay too much for at the movies. But finding a healthy supermarket popcorn is no slam-dunk slam-dunk v. slam-dunked, slam-dunk·ing, slam-dunks v.intr. Basketball To make a slam dunk. v.tr. 1. Basketball To shoot (the ball) in a slam dunk. 2. . Many companies use partially hydrogenated oils that supply too much (hidden) trans fat trans fat n. 1. A trans fatty acid. 2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group. trans fat A fat containing trans fatty acids. ; others use too much salt. And, when you're you're Contraction of you are. you're you are you're be looking at a "light" or "94% fat free" microwave microwave, electromagnetic wave having a frequency range from 1,000 megahertz (MHz) to 300,000 MHz, corresponding to a wavelength range from 300 mm (about 12 in.) to 1 mm (about 0.04 in.). Like light waves, microwaves travel essentially in straight lines. popcorn package, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have next to impossible to figure out how much sat fat you're eating. That's because most labels list (often in a tiny footnote Text that appears at the bottom of a page that adds explanation. It is often used to give credit to the source of information. When accumulated and printed at the end of a document, they are called "endnotes." ) sodium sodium, a metallic chemical element; symbol Na [Lat. natrium]; at. no. 11; at. wt. 22.98977; m.p. 97.81°C;; b.p. 892.9°C;; sp. gr. 0.971 at 20°C;; valence +1. Sodium is a soft, silver-white metal. , sat fat, etc., for one cup popped. But the amount of sat fat in a single cup of popcorn is often less than half a gram, which manufacturers can round down and list as "0" grams on the label. So when you multiply mul·ti·ply v. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. To breed or propagate. those "0" grams of sat fat by four, five, or more (depending on how many cups you eat), you--but not your arteries--still get zero. That's where our popcorn guide comes in handy. How Many Cups? Our Best Bites have no more than one gram of saturated fat, 200 milligrams of sodium, and four grams (one teaspoon tea·spoon n. Abbr. tsp., tsp A measure of about 1 fluid dram or 5 milliliters. teaspoon a household unit of volume or capacity approximately equal to 5 milliliters. ) of sugar per serving. (Honorable Mentions have the same sat fat and sugar limits, but can have up to 300 mg of sodium.) The trick is that our servings don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. always match what you'll you'll Contraction of you will. you'll you will or you shall you'll will see listed on the packages' Nutrition Facts labels The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and various other slight variations) is a label required on most pre-packaged foods in North America, United Kingdom and other countries. . The servings on microwave popcorn boxes are anywhere from three to eight cups. We used a five-cup serving because that's about what Orville Orville may refer to:
For the already-popped corn you buy in bags, we stuck with a three-cup serving, which is close to what most labels say. It makes sense to use a smaller serving for bagged popcorn because it's more compact than the hot popcorn you pour out Verb 1. pour out - express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a of a fleshly flesh·ly adj. flesh·li·er, flesh·li·est 1. Of or relating to the body; corporeal. See Synonyms at bodily. 2. Of, relating to, or inclined to carnality; sensual. 3. microwaved bag. We used an even smaller serving (one cup) for pre-popped caramel, kettle kettle, oval depression found in glacial moraines, which are landforms made up of rock debris. When a glacier melts and draws away from an area, a block of ice may break off and be covered by earth and rock. , and candy-coated popcorn. All that sugar and, in some cases, fat and nuts should slow down the average snacker snack n. 1. A hurried or light meal. 2. Food eaten between meals. intr.v. snacked, snack·ing, snacks To eat a hurried or light meal. . If you eat more than our serving sizes and don't multiply the sodium, calories, and other numbers, we won't won't Contraction of will not. won't will not won't will tell ... but your bathroom A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context. In the most literal sense, the word bathroom means "a room with a bath". Because the traditional bathtubs have partly made way for modern showers, including steam showers, the more general scale may. STEP 1. Look for "94% fat-free adj. 1. containing no fat; - of foods. Opposite of fat-containing nt>. Adj. 1. fat-free - without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk" fatless, nonfat fat-free adj → " or "light." You can quickly narrow down your search for a good microwave popcorn by starting out with brands that are labeled "light" (which means they have half as much fat or a third fewer calories than their "regular" versions), "94% fat-free," or "low-fat low-fat adj [milk, yoghurt] → desnatado; [diet] → bajo en calorías low-fat adj → maigre low-fat ." That's the only way to help keep a five-cup serving from pushing the sat fat above one gram. If a one-gram limit seems harsh, remember that most companies use partially hydrogenated oil. So that one gram may underestimate the artery-clogging (saturated-plus-trans fat) total. But if the popcorn has only one gram of saturated fat, odds are it doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. have more than a gram of trans. That's manageable. In contrast, five cups of a full-fat popcorn have three to five grams of sat fat, and the partially hydrogenated oil could add a few grams of trans. Newman's Own Organics Butter Pop's Corn has six grams of sat fat, thanks to its palm oil. That's not exactly movie-theater-popcorn-bad, but why waste almost a third of a day's damaging fat on a food that tastes great with far less? Partially hydrogenated oil is less of a problem in already-popped brands. But cheese is. Three cups of Cheez-It Cheez-It crackers are a snack food manufactured by the Kellogg Company. They are roughly 26 by 24 mm (1.0 by 0.95 inch) crackers made with wheat flour, vegetable oil, sharp yellow cheese, salt, and spices. White Cheddar Cheddar, village, Somerset, SW England. It is chiefly a tourist center. Limestone is quarried, and strawberries are grown. Nearby Cheddar Gorge towers c.400 ft (120 m) high, with imposing limestone cliffs and numerous caves from which relics of prehistoric man have , for example, have four grams of sat fat (and 270 calories). What to do? Look for "Lite" on the bag. That should keep the sat fat to one gram or less. But don't look for "Air Popped." Brands like Cape Cod Cape Cod, narrow peninsula of glacial origin, 399 sq mi (1,033 sq km), SE Mass., extending 65 mi (105 km) E and N into the Atlantic Ocean. It is generally flat, with sand dunes, low hills, and numerous lakes. make that appealing claim, but most have no less fat than any other full-fat popcorn. Apparently, the corn is air popped before being coated with oil and cheese. STEP 2. Look for less sodium. Once you've you've Contraction of you have. you've you have you've have got a lower-fat brand, check the sodium. Luckily, only a few lower-fat popcorns have too much for a Best Bite or Honorable Mention. That's because popcorn tastes just fine unsalted or lightly salted. A few examples: For a rich movie-theater-like buttery taste, give Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light or Orville Redenbacher's Light Movie Theater Butter a try. If you like your seasoning a bit more subtle, pick up some Jolly Time Healthy Pop, Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop, or Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free or Light. And if you like the taste of plain, unadorned air-popped corn, try Bearitos or Healthy Choice ... or save some money and get yourself a cheap air popper An early Unix POP server, which was written at the University of California at Berkeley. . So many great-tasting popcorns make you wonder why some companies still feel like they have to pour on the salt. Among the microwaves, Jolly Time Blast O Butter, Cheez-It White Cheddar, Tabasco Tabasco (täbäs`kō), state (1990 pop. 1,501,744), 9,783 sq mi (25,338 sq km), E Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. Villahermosa is the capital. , and Act II Butter Lover's all hit at least 400 mg of sodium, while Newman's Own Butter Boom tips the scales at 900 mg. Clearly, the "blast" and "boom" are more salt than butter. On the already-popped shelf head for Bachman Bachman - A proposed a style of Entity-Relationship model which differs from Chen's. Lite, Bearitos Lite, Boston's Lite, and Good Health Half Naked NAKED. This word is used in a metaphorical sense to denote that a thing is not complete, and for want of some quality it is either without power, or it possesses a limited power. A naked contract, is one made without consideration, and, for that reason, it is void; a naked authority, is . You'll get less than 200 mg of sodium in a (three-cup) serving. (Warning: You'll have a hard time stopping after just three cups of Bearitos Lite or Boston's Lite.) That's a big savings over the 500+ mg you could get from a brand like Pizza pizza Food of Neapolitan origin. It consists of a flattened disk of bread dough, typically topped with olive oil, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese, baked quickly, and served hot. Pizza is eaten throughout Italy, with regional variations in toppings. Pizza came to the U.S. Hut Cheese, Tabasco, or Smartfood Smartfood Popcorn is a white cheddar cheese-flavored popcorn offered by the Frito-Lay company. History Smartfood was first created in 1985 by Andrew Martin, Ken Meyers and Martin's wife Ann Whithey, and was intended to fill recloseable packages that Martin and his White Cheddar. Don't those companies know that one out of every four adults has high blood pressure? Haven't have·n't Contraction of have not. haven't have not haven't have they heard that every major health authority has urged Americans to cut back on salt? Hello-o-o? STEP 3. Skip the popcorn candy candy: see confectionery. candy Sweet sugar- or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. . You can dodge the sat fat and sodium in ordinary popcorn by switching to a sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. popcorn like Crunch 'n Munch Crunch 'n Munch is a brand of ConAgra Foods consisting of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts. Crunch 'n Munch currently comes in its original form of Buttery Toffee as well as the added varieties of Caramel and Almond Supreme. Kettle Corn Kettle corn is a sweet-and-salty variety of popcorn that adds granulated sugar, salt, and oil. In the 1700s, kettle corn was introduced to colonial palates in the United States. or EatSmart Kettle Pops. But don't pat yourself on the back. They (and most pre-popped kettle corns) have 14 grams (about four teaspoons) of empty-calorie sugar in every cup. (Microwave kettle corns are sweetened with the synthetic-but-safe sugar substitute sucralose sucralose: see sweetener, artificial. . That cuts the calories by two-thirds.) The sugar in kettle corns may give them more calories (per cup) than regular popcorn, but the calories in candy-coated popcorns are off the charts. Once there were just Cracker Jacks Crack·er Jack A trademark used for a candied popcorn confection. (caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts pea·nut n. 1. A prostrate southern Brazilian plant (Arachis hypogaea) widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions, having yellow flowers on stalks that bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground. 2. ). Now we've we've Contraction of we have. we've have got Orville's Gourmet Butter Toffee Popcorn Clusters, Popz White Fudge or Milk Chocolate chocolate, general term for the products of the seeds of the cacao or chocolate tree, used for making beverages or confectionery. The flavor of chocolate depends not only on the quality of the cocoa nibs (the remainder after the seeds are fermented, dried, and Covered Caramel Popcorn, and Butterfinger For the Canadian band, see . Butterfinger is the name of a candy bar made by Nestlé. It has a flaky, orange-colored center somewhat similar in texture and taste to peanut brittle (without the peanuts), that is coated in compound chocolate. Popcorn. Cup for cup, they've they've Contraction of they have. they've have got at least five times the calories of ordinary popcorn. The information for this article was compiled by Sarah Wade. Movie Madness Why is movie theater popcorn so much worse than the supermarket variety? Because it's usually popped in highly saturated coconut oil, and because the servings are on steroids steroids, class of lipids having a particular molecular ring structure called the cyclopentanoperhydro-phenanthrene ring system. Steroids differ from one another in the structure of various side chains and additional rings. . The seven cups in a buttered small, for example, have 600 calories and 1 1/2 days' worth of saturated fat. A large (20 cups) with butter has 1,600 calories and nearly four days' sat fat. Some theaters pop in partially hydrogenated vegetable vegetable, term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts. There is no clear botanical distinction between vegetables and fruits. oil, which is better for your heart, and a few use non-hydrogenated oil, which is best (though none are good for your waistline).
X AMC, Edwards, Hoyts, Regal, United Artists
(coconut oil.)
R Carmike, CineMark, Cineplex Odeon, Loews,
Multiplex, Muvico, Showcase
(partially hydrogenated canola oil)
PG Century, GKC
(non-hydrogenated canola or sunflower oil)
G Your Theater (assuming you can sneak some in)
(air-popped)
Movie Theater
Popcorn
(popped in coconut oil)
Total fat Saturated Fat
Calories (grams) (grams)
Kid's (5 cups) 300 20 14
with Butter 470 37 22
Small (7 cups) 400 27 19
with Butter 630 50 29
Medium (11 cups) 650 43 31
with Butter 910 71 41
Medium (16 cups) 900 60 43
with Butter 1,220 97 56
Large (20 cups) 1,160 77 55
with Butter 1,640 126 73
The Pop Chart A serving of our Best Bites has no more than one gram of saturated fat, 200 milligrams of sodium, and 4 grams (1 teaspoon) of sugar. Honorable Mentions have the same sat fat and sugar limits, but can have up to 300 mg of sodium. Within each category, popcorns are listed from best to worst--from least to most saturated fat, then sodium (or sugar), then calories.
Calories
Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil 110
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
Butter 100
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Butter 100
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added 110
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1) 80
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light 130
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter 90
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
94% Fat Free (1) 90
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter 90
[check] Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
Lightly Salted 100
Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter 160
Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Kettle Corn 130
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check] 94% Fat Free Unsalted 170
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light 150
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter 160
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1) 110
[check] Pop-Secret Light Butter 100
[check] Act II Light Butter 130
Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light 150
Act II Light Natural 120
Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
Natural (2) 190
Guiltless Gourmet Butter 180
Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
Natural (2) 160
Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top) 230
Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
Cob 180
Pop-Secret HomeStyle 180
Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn 200
Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle 180
Orville Redenbacher's Honey
Butter 180
Pop-Secret Kettle Corn 180
Act II Buttery Kettle Corn 200
Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
Butter 150
Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1) 200
Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2) 240
Act II Movie Theatre Butter 180
Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter 200
Orville Redenbacher's Movie
Theater Butter (1) 180
Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
regular (1) 210
Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2) 190
Act II Butter Lover's 200
Newman's Own Butter Boom 240
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Light Butter 200
Jolly Time Butter-Licious 180
Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2) 230
Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
Buttery 230
Act II Classic White or Sweet
Corn on the Cob (2) 230
Act II Kettle Corn 200
Act II Extreme Butter 250
Jolly Time KettleMania 250
Jolly Time Blast O Butter 230
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Butter 230
Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain 90
[check][check] Bachman Lite 70
[check][check] Boston's Lite 110
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked 100
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1) 120
Boston's White Cheddar 150
Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
Fat 140
Bearitos White Cheddar 220
Guiltless Gourmet (1) 230
Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese 220
Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2) 260
Smartfood White Cheddar 270
Cheez-It White Cheddar 270
Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn 90
Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3) 120
Sweet Organics Caramel Corn 110
Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla 120
Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee 150
EatSmart Kettle Pops (1) 170
Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch 200
Fiddle Faddle (1,3) 190
Cracker Jack 240
Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
Clusters 190
Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
Clusters (1) 170
Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee 230
Butterfinger Popcorn (3) 260
Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme 280
Crunch 'n Munch Caramel 240
Poppycock (1) 300
Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1) 360
Total Fat
(grams)
Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil 2
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
Butter 2
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Butter 2
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added 2
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1) 2
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light 5
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter 2
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
94% Fat Free (1) 1
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter 2
[check] Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
Lightly Salted 2 *
Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter 2
Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Kettle Corn 2
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check] 94% Fat Free Unsalted 2
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light 4
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter 4
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1) 4
[check] Pop-Secret Light Butter 4
[check] Act II Light Butter 4
Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light 4
Act II Light Natural 5
Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
Natural (2) 11
Guiltless Gourmet Butter 10
Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
Natural (2) 10
Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top) 12
Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
Cob 13
Pop-Secret HomeStyle 13
Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn 13
Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle 10
Orville Redenbacher's Honey
Butter 13
Pop-Secret Kettle Corn 13
Act II Buttery Kettle Corn 15
Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
Butter 13
Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1) 13
Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2) 16
Act II Movie Theatre Butter 13
Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter 15
Orville Redenbacher's Movie
Theater Butter (1) 11
Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
regular (1) 15
Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2) 14
Act II Butter Lover's 15
Newman's Own Butter Boom 16
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Light Butter 6
Jolly Time Butter-Licious 13
Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2) 15
Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
Buttery 18
Act II Classic White or Sweet
Corn on the Cob (2) 18
Act II Kettle Corn 15
Act II Extreme Butter 20
Jolly Time KettleMania 18
Jolly Time Blast O Butter 15
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Butter 13
Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain 1
[check][check] Bachman Lite 1
[check][check] Boston's Lite 5
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked 3
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1) 5
Boston's White Cheddar 7
Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
Fat 6
Bearitos White Cheddar 14
Guiltless Gourmet (1) 13
Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese 15
Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2) 20
Smartfood White Cheddar 17
Cheez-It White Cheddar 20
Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn 0
Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3) 2
Sweet Organics Caramel Corn 1
Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla 0
Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee 0
EatSmart Kettle Pops (1) 2
Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch 1
Fiddle Faddle (1,3) 4
Cracker Jack 4
Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
Clusters 5
Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
Clusters (1) 4
Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee 9
Butterfinger Popcorn (3) 4
Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme 10
Crunch 'n Munch Caramel 11
Poppycock (1) 14
Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1) 15
Sat Fat
(grams)
Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil 0
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
Butter 0
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Butter 0
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added 0
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1) 0
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light 0
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter 0
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
94% Fat Free (1) 0
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter 0
[check] Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
Lightly Salted 0
Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter 0
Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Kettle Corn 0
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check] 94% Fat Free Unsalted 1
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light 1
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter 1
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1) 1
[check] Pop-Secret Light Butter 1
[check] Act II Light Butter 1
Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light 1
Act II Light Natural 2
Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
Natural (2) 2
Guiltless Gourmet Butter 2 *
Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
Natural (2) 2
Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top) 2
Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
Cob 3
Pop-Secret HomeStyle 3
Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn 3
Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle 3
Orville Redenbacher's Honey
Butter 3
Pop-Secret Kettle Corn 3
Act II Buttery Kettle Corn 3
Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
Butter 3
Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1) 3
Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2) 3
Act II Movie Theatre Butter 3
Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter 3
Orville Redenbacher's Movie
Theater Butter (1) 3
Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
regular (1) 3
Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2) 3
Act II Butter Lover's 3
Newman's Own Butter Boom 3
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Light Butter 4
Jolly Time Butter-Licious 4
Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2) 4
Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
Buttery 5
Act II Classic White or Sweet
Corn on the Cob (2) 5
Act II Kettle Corn 5
Act II Extreme Butter 5
Jolly Time KettleMania 5
Jolly Time Blast O Butter 5
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Butter 6
Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain 0
[check][check] Bachman Lite 0
[check][check] Boston's Lite 0
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked 0
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1) 0
Boston's White Cheddar 2
Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
Fat 2
Bearitos White Cheddar 2
Guiltless Gourmet (1) 2
Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese 3
Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2) 3
Smartfood White Cheddar 3
Cheez-It White Cheddar 4
Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn 0
Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3) 0
Sweet Organics Caramel Corn 0
Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla 0
Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee 0
EatSmart Kettle Pops (1) 0
Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch 0
Fiddle Faddle (1,3) 1
Cracker Jack 1
Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
Clusters 2
Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
Clusters (1) 2
Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee 2
Butterfinger Popcorn (3) 2
Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme 2
Crunch 'n Munch Caramel 4
Poppycock (1) 4
Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1) 8
Sodium
(milligrams)
Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil 0
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
Butter 50
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Butter 50
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added 90
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1) 120
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light 130
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter 150
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
94% Fat Free (1) 160
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter 190
[check] Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
Lightly Salted 280
Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter 360
Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
Free Kettle Corn 430
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check] 94% Fat Free Unsalted 40
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light 130
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter 130
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1) 180
[check] Pop-Secret Light Butter 240
[check] Act II Light Butter 290
Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light 380
Act II Light Natural 100
Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
Natural (2) 150
Guiltless Gourmet Butter 230
Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
Natural (2) 270
Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top) 380
Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
Cob 130
Pop-Secret HomeStyle 130
Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn 130
Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle 150
Orville Redenbacher's Honey
Butter 150
Pop-Secret Kettle Corn 150
Act II Buttery Kettle Corn 150
Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
Butter 200
Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1) 260
Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2) 260
Act II Movie Theatre Butter 280
Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter 280
Orville Redenbacher's Movie
Theater Butter (1) 290
Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
regular (1) 320
Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2) 330
Act II Butter Lover's 400
Newman's Own Butter Boom 900
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Light Butter 190
Jolly Time Butter-Licious 200
Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2) 450
Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
Buttery 150
Act II Classic White or Sweet
Corn on the Cob (2) 310
Act II Kettle Corn 330
Act II Extreme Butter 330
Jolly Time KettleMania 380
Jolly Time Blast O Butter 430
Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
Butter 270
Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain 0
[check][check] Bachman Lite 70
[check][check] Boston's Lite 70
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked 120
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1) 160
Boston's White Cheddar 200
Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
Fat 280
Bearitos White Cheddar 300
Guiltless Gourmet (1) 360
Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese 350
Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2) 520
Smartfood White Cheddar 550
Cheez-It White Cheddar 450
Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn 13
Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3) 14
Sweet Organics Caramel Corn 15
Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla 18
Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee 20
EatSmart Kettle Pops (1) 21
Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch 26
Fiddle Faddle (1,3) 20
Cracker Jack 30
Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
Clusters 16
Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
Clusters (1) 19
Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee 20
Butterfinger Popcorn (3) 26
Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme 28
Crunch 'n Munch Caramel 17
Poppycock (1) 25
Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1) 43
[check][check] Best Bite. [check] Honorable Mention. (1) Average of
the entire line. (2) Average of the varieties listed. (3) Contains
more than 300 mg of sodium. * Nutrition Action estimate.
Daily Values (limits for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.
Source: Manufacturers.
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