How many calories in popcorn
A bowl of salted popcorn, about 30 g, has 150 kcal.
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To burn it off
Popcorn is a whole grain puffed up with air, so a big bowl doesn't weigh much. Most of the calories come from the corn and the oil it's popped in.
A bowl at home is 150 kcal, which is about the same as a small bag of crisps but takes far longer to eat.
The cinema is a different thing. Those buckets are many bowls in one, and sweet or buttery popcorn adds more again.
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Where it comes from
Popcorn is far older than the cinema. Corn was domesticated in Mexico nearly 9,000 years ago from a wild grass called teosinte, and cobs found at Paredones and Huaca Prieta on Peru's northern coast show people there were eating popcorn at least 6,700 years ago. That was before they even made pottery.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Smithsonian Newsdesk, Ancient Popcorn Discovered in Peru
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Questions
Is sweet popcorn higher than salted?
Yes, sweet and toffee popcorn add sugar on top of the same bowl.
How many calories in two bowls?
Two bowls of salted popcorn come to about 300 kcal.
Is popcorn lower than crisps?
Per bowl it's about the same as a small bag, but it's a lot more to eat.
Is microwave popcorn higher in calories than homemade?
Usually, yes. The bags come with butter flavoured oil and extra salt already in, so per bowl it tends to be higher than popping your own with a little oil. The pack gives the exact number.
How many kernels do I need for a bowl?
About two and a half tablespoons, roughly 30 g, which pops up into this bowl. Kernels lose a little water when they pop, so the weight stays about the same.
