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popcorn calorie confusion

pannellkat
pannellkat Posts: 709 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Nutrition facts for Orville Reddenbacher movie theatre butter popcorn says

170 calories for 2 tablespoons unpopped or 35 calories for 1 cup popped.

Why in the heck is it more calories for 2 tablespoons unpopped vs. one cup popped? Not only that...who eats POPcorn unpopped???

Does anyone know? It's just bugging me to know why.

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  • Ripgirl
    Ripgirl Posts: 172 Member
    When it's popped it takes up a lot more space in a measuring cup than when it's unpopped. Doing the math based on your numbers below, it looks like you'd get about 5 cups of popped corn from 2 tablespoons of unpopped kernels.

    Hope this helps.
  • pannellkat
    pannellkat Posts: 709 Member
    Thanks. Makes sense. :)
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