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There are about 524 calories in 100 grams of popcorn.

The Ministry of Health's table lists 10 entries for popcorn, from 387 to 583 calories per 100 grams. The number here is for Popcorn, buttered, the entry that stands for the food on this page.

524
calories in 100 grams

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How many calories are in a portion of popcorn?

A weight in grams, or one of the food's own units, works out the calories and nutrients of that portion.

grams
Calories
524
Protein
9 g
Fat
27.5 g
Carbohydrates
60 g
Sodium
790 mg

Popcorn comes in these common portions, with the calories of each.

PortionWeightCaloriesProteinFatCarbohydrates
pack90 g4728.124.854

100 grams of popcorn contain 9 grams of protein, 27.5 grams of fat and 60 grams of carbohydrates.

  • Protein9 g
  • Fat27.5 g
  • Saturated fat13.5 g
  • Carbohydrates60 g
  • Sugars0.5 g
  • Dietary fibre12.5 g
  • Sodium790 mg
  • Cholesterol0 mg

These vitamins and minerals are in 100 grams of popcorn, as the Ministry lists them.

Calcium
25.3 mg
Iron
3 mg
Potassium
277 mg
Magnesium
117 mg
Zinc
3.1 mg
Folate
24.1 mcg

The Ministry of Health lists 10 entries for popcorn.

The numbers are per 100 grams. Brands, ways of cooking and sizes each have a row of their own.

EntryCaloriesProteinFatCarbohydrates
Popcorn, oil-popped, unbuttered, salt added5837.343.537
Popcorn, air-popped, without butter, oil or salt38712.94.563.3
Popcorn, natural or butter flavored, Popstar471922.545
Popcorn, oil-popped, buttered5388.731.145.9
Popcorn, air-popped, buttered4869.227.943.7
Popcorn, coated with sugar syrup or caramel4313.812.873.9
Popcorn, honey and butter flavored, Osem4803.512.580
Popcorn, oil-popped, unsalted500928.148.1
Popcorn, caramel coated43431474
Popcorn, butteredThe entry used above524927.560

These foods are close to popcorn in calories.

These are the questions people ask about the calories in popcorn.

How many calories are in popcorn?

100 grams of popcorn have about 524 calories. The Ministry of Health's table lists 10 entries for it, from 387 to 583 calories per 100 grams.

How many calories are in 50, 100 and 200 grams of popcorn?

50 grams have 262 calories, 100 grams have 524 and 200 grams have 1048.

How much protein, fat and carbohydrates are in popcorn?

In 100 grams there are 9 g of protein, 27.5 g of fat and 60 g of carbohydrates, of which 0.5 g are sugars.

How many calories are in one pack of popcorn?

The Ministry's table gives 90 grams for one pack of popcorn, which is 472 calories.

The foods, their nutrients and their unit weights are the national nutrition table of the Ministry of Health, read on 5 November 2026. The figures are averages per 100 grams of the food as the table lists it.

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