How many calories in one cup of popcorn?

Answer 1

Calories in popcornHere are examples for air-popped popcorn and oil-popped popcorn.

There are:

• 148 calories in 1 oz or 28 g of microwave (butter) flavor popcorn made with palm oil
• 140-142 calories in 1 oz or 28g of oil-popped white popcorn
• 110 calories in 1 oz or 28g of air-popped popcorn

OR by the cup

• 31-33 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of air popped white popcorn
• 55-58 calories in 1 cup (0.4 oz or 11g) of oil-popped popcorn
• 44 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of oil-popped popcorn.

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Answer 2

Calories in one cup of popcorn
There are:

• Approx 55-58 calories in 1 cup (0.4 oz or 11g) of oil-popped popcorn
• Approx 44 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of oil-popped popcorn
• Approx 31-33 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of air popped white popcorn.

Answer 3

Calorie content of popcorn
That depends on the type of popcorn and the amount of popcorn. Here are examples for both oil-popped and air-popped popcorn by weight.


There are:

• Approx 148 calories in 1 oz of microwave (butter) flavor popcorn made with palm oil
• Approx 140-142 calories in 1 ounce, or 28g, of oil-popped white popcorn
• Approx 110 calories in 1 ounce, or 28g, of air-popped popcorn
• Approx 31-33 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of air popped white popcorn
• Approx 44 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of oil-popped popcorn
• Approx 55-58 calories in 1 cup (0.4 oz or 11g) of oil-popped popcorn.

Answer 4

There are:

• Approx 31-33 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of air popped light popcorn
• Approx 110 calories in 1 ounce, or 28g, of air-popped light popcorn.

Answer 5

It all depends on the size of the popcorn the calories in theater popcorn can range from 400 to 1200 caloies and If your having a combo thats another 300 to 1700 add candy 100 to 300 etc.

Answer 6

There are 2 calories in a kernal of popcorn

Answer 7

A medium movie theater popcorn contains about 1200 calories.

Answer 8

389 calories in 200gm of popcorn