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Fall into Fiber with a Handful of Popcorn

in The Too Busy to Diet Blog on October 11, 2013

Created by Alexis D’Ascenzo, Dietetic Student at University of Illinois at Chicago

Let’s compare the nutrition of some of our favorite popcorn flavors and review how much fiber is in popcorn!

Plain Popcorn (1 ounce)

• Calories: 108 k/cal
• Calories from fat: 11 k/cal
• Total fat: 1 g
• Saturated fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 2 mg
• Total carbohydrates: 22 g
• Dietary fiber: 4 g
• Sugars: 0 g
• Protein: 4 g

Cheese Flavored Popcorn (1 ounce)

• Calories: 147 k/cal
• Calories from fat: 82 k/cal
• Total fat: 9 g
• Saturated fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 3 mg
• Sodium: 249 mg
• Total carbohydrate: 14 g
• Dietary fiber: 3 g
• Sugars: 0 g
• Protein: 3 g

Caramel Coated Popcorn (1 ounce)

• Calories: 121 k/cal
• Calories from fat: 32 k/cal
• Total fat: 4 g
• Saturated fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 1 mg
• Sodium: 58 mg
• Total carbohydrate: 22 g
• Dietary fiber: 1 g
• Sugars: 15 g
• Protein: 1g

Adding cheese and sugar can  make popcorn taste delicious, but it also drives down the nutritional value (as well as decreasing fiber). When looking for a healthy snack, plain popcorn is typically the highest in fiber and the best way to go!