Pop Secret Microwave popcorn is a convenient snack, but it is not necessarily a healthy one. Take a close look at the type of fat in Pop Secret popcorn before digging into a bag.
Calories
Butter, Movie-Style Butter and Homestyle flavors provide 180 calories each per 3 tbsp. serving of unpopped kernels. Extra Butter contains 190 calories for the same size serving, Light Butter provides 160 calories and the 94% Fat Free variety provides 140 calories per serving.
Basic Nutrition
Pop Secret's Butter variety has 11 g of fat, 17 g of carbohydrates and 3 g of protein. The Movie Theater Butter variety has 12 g of fat, 20 g of carbohydrates and 2 g of protein. Choose the Pop Secret Extra Butter variety and you'll consume 12 g of fat, 17 g of carbohydrates and 3 g of protein. The Homestyle variety contains 11 g of fat,18 g of carbohydrates and 3 g of protein.
Vitamins and Minerals
Pop Secret popcorn is not a significant source of vitamins and minerals: You'll get just 2 to 4 percent of the daily recommendation for iron from a serving of Pop Secret popcorn.
Lower-Fat Versions
The 94% Pop Secret Fat Free variety has 2.5 g of fat, 26 g of carbohydrates and 4 g of protein. The Light Butter variety contains 6 g of fat, 25 g of carbohydrates and 3 g of protein.
All varieties contain 2 to 4 g of fiber per 1 cup serving.
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