Smartpop popcorn

typicallyjazzy
typicallyjazzy Posts: 41 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Ok so I'm confused about the servings. I usually get the 100 calorie bags but I mistakenly got the big bags this time. The box says 3 tbsp unpopped is 120 calories and 1 cup popped is 15 calories. It also says 3tbsp unpopped is equal to 6.5 cups popped per serving, I assume. There are 2 servings per bag.

Simple math tells me to multiply 15 * 6.5 which would be 97.5, that's 1 serving popped. And I double the 97.5 for the 2nd serving (since there are 2 servings per bag). So a whole bag popped would be 195 calories, right?

The problem is on MFP app it is saying a full bag would be 240 calories. What am I doing wrong??

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  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    apparently math and reading are hard for me today :sad:

    I'd go with the 6.5 cups serving of 120 calories, or whole bag is 240. It's more likely to be accurate than the 1 cup (which they probably did some rounding on, since original serving is the 3tbs unpopped)
  • jwooley13
    jwooley13 Posts: 243
    Oddly, your label seems to be presenting a discrepancy. I would use the 195 calorie measurement for the popped popcorn, as it is what you actually ate (as opposed to the unpopped kernels). Either way, a 45 calorie discrepancy on one day won't kill you :)
  • cricket_77
    cricket_77 Posts: 165 Member
    3 tbsp unpopped is 120 calories x 2 servings per bag = 240 calories
  • typicallyjazzy
    typicallyjazzy Posts: 41 Member
    Thanks everyone. I'll just stick to the 100 calorie bags from now on haha
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Thanks everyone. I'll just stick to the 100 calorie bags from now on haha

    Seriously - I gave up on Popcorn Math and only buy the 100 calorie bags! Otherwise it is too confusing!

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