Cook them in butter, it tastes much better and healthier. 50g should be sufficient.
The exact number of popcorn kernels in 1 cup can vary depending on the size and type of popcorn. On average, there are about 15-20 kernels in 1 tablespoon of popcorn. Therefore, in 1 cup (which is equivalent to 16 tablespoons), there could be roughly 240-320 kernels of popcorn.
For making popcorn, you should use about 2-3 tablespoons of oil per 1/2 cup of popcorn kernels.
Here are examples for oil-popped popcorn.There are:Approx 44 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of oil-popped popcornApprox 55-58 calories in 1 cup (0.4 oz or 11g) of oil-popped popcorn.
Calories in one cup of popcornThere are:Approx 55-58 calories in 1 cup (0.4 oz or 11g) of oil-popped popcornApprox 44 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of oil-popped popcornApprox 31-33 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of air popped white popcorn.
8 grams in 1 cup of popped popcorn
Calorie content of popcornThat 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 oilApprox 140-142 calories in 1 ounce, or 28g, of oil-popped white popcornApprox 110 calories in 1 ounce, or 28g, of air-popped popcornApprox 31-33 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of air popped white popcornApprox 44 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of oil-popped popcornApprox 55-58 calories in 1 cup (0.4 oz or 11g) of oil-popped popcorn.
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 oil140-142 calories in 1 oz or 28g of oil-popped white popcorn110 calories in 1 oz or 28g of air-popped popcornOR by the cup31-33 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of air popped white popcorn55-58 calories in 1 cup (0.4 oz or 11g) of oil-popped popcorn44 calories in 1 cup (0.3 oz or 8g) of oil-popped popcorn.For the calories in a selection of other foods and snacks, please see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
1 cup = 8 ounces 1 ounce = 0.12 cup
Approximately 2,500. I know this because I had to figure out about how much popcorn to buy for a project that used the kernels to show how many people there were in a certain population in our state. And yes, I counted out each and every one.
Approximately 1-2 tablespoons of oil should be used to pop popcorn.
There are:Approx 62-66 calories in 2 cups (0.3 oz or 8g each cup) of air popped white popcorn.
1-oz. net weight (approximately 2-1/2 cups of popped popcorn).