Nutrition
Popcorn is a high nutritional quality food.
This is due to many factors such as:
- Popcorn is ultimately a whole grain, being a relevant source of carbohydrates that provides energy to the body and also contains an important percentage of fibers, considered elementary for any diet.
- Popcorn is low in calories, when compared to other snacks with more industrialization.
- It is normally consumed without the addition of food additives (preservers – colorants – flavoring) which makes it a natural, healthy and nutritious food, especially when compared to snacks of a similar segment of consumption (potato chips – peanuts – etc.)
- When it is popped with vegetable oil, its level of sugar, cholesterol, sodium, saturated and unsaturated fats is reduced, fulfilling the requirements of a healthy diet and avoiding risk factors that are important for the current diet.
- The nutritional composition of Popcorn is balanced and varied, being an important source of minerals (especially Iron and Calcium) and antioxidants (polyphenols) even more than some fruits and vegetables.
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Nutrient / Nutritional Data |
Value | % Daily Values |
| Calories | 375 Kcal | 19 % |
| Calories from fats | 39 | – |
| Total Fat | 4 g | 7 % |
| Saturated Fats | 1 g | 3 % |
| Cholesterol | 0 g | – |
| Sodium | 7 mg | – |
| Total Carbohydrates | 74 g | 25 % |
| Dietary Fibre | 13 g | 51 % |
| Sugars | 1 g | – |
| Protein | 11 g | – |
| Vitamin A | 0 % | |
| Vitamin C | 0 % | |
| Calcium | 1 % | |
| Iron | 17 % | |
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Serving: 100 grams / Non-Popped Popcorn |
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