How do you figure out your Popsecret Popcorn calories?

rutzsa
rutzsa Posts: 52 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So, I have the regular size microwave popcorn bags and the nutrition label states that a serving is 3.5cups for 150cals. But also states that 1cup is 30cals. So is 3.5 cups =150cals or is 3.5cup =105cals? As we all know, those calories add up!

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  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    As far as I can tell a regular bag of regular butter is about 130 calories. That's what both the side panel and MFP have suggested to me. I think I have the same brand/size as you. I would go with 150 though- better to err on the higher side, and 45 calorie difference isn't really that much.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    The regular size bags are usually around 400 calories. Mini bags are in the 100 calorie range. Popcorn math was invented by the devil.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,147 Member
    This is what I do:
    Look at the front of the box to see how many grams of product are in each bag (e.g., 6-3.0 oz. (85 g) bags)
    Look at the nutrition label. The first column is for 2 Tbsp unpopped, and the serving size tells me that 2 Tbsp = 29 g.
    85/29 = 2.93
    So I log the whole bag as 2.93 servings.

    Of course, if you're not eating the whole bag, God help you. I can't. :wink:
  • rutzsa
    rutzsa Posts: 52 Member
    edited January 2017
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    I (un) fortunately didn't eat the whole bag due to my kiddos wanting to share.

    @crazyravr as you can see by the label, the only weight is for unpopped and there is more than one serving per bag!

    I know one serving is not the issue but if you eat the whole bag its like 315 calories vs 450+ calories...!

    Thanks for the responses. I agree it is Devil math and my OCD is kicking that the math doesnt add up.
  • maybe1pe
    maybe1pe Posts: 529 Member
    I weigh the bag before I pop it. then pop it. and I put mine a bowl so i weigh the empty bag and subtract that from the initial weight and that's the weight of the unpopped popcorn. so that number x/32g = number of servings per bag.

    so for example total weight of unpopped bag = 100g
    then you pop and empty bag and weight of bag is = 4g
    weight of unpopped popcorn = 100-4 = 96
    then to figure out calories = 96/32(weight of a serving of unpopped = 3 so to eat the whole bag is 3*150 or 450 calories

    you could also then weigh the weight of the popped popcorn and divide into a seperate container what you were going to eat and figure out the % of the total that you were eating and figure out your "portion" of the unpopped and that's your serving.

    to continue example from above:
    if the weight of the popped corn is 300g and let's say you put 100g into a bowl and that's your portion you are eating 33% (roughly) of the popcorn. so you could take the total 450 calories and multiple by .33 (for 33%) and that's your calories from popcorn or about 149 calories.
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