🍿 snack
Calories in Popcorn (air-popped)
31kcal
Per 1 cup popped (8g)
Protein
1g
Carbs
6.2g
Fat
0.4g
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Air-popped popcorn — high-fiber, low-cal whole grain snack.
~30 kcal per cup popped. Movie-theater popcorn with butter is a different food entirely (1,000+ kcal large).
Best for
- training days and glycogen refill — 78g carbs / 100g
- budget meals where cheap energy density matters
Watch out
- portion creep — cooked volume looks bigger than the grams you meant
- sauces and oils that turn a carb staple into a hidden calorie sink
How to log it
Weigh cooked popcorn (air-popped) if that is the state in the DB serving. 1 cup popped (~8g) is the practical unit in the app.
Where it fits the day
Best next to a protein source. Alone it is fuel, not a complete macro plan.
Common serving sizes
| Serving | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup popped (8g) | 31 | 1g | 6.2g | 0.4g |
| 4 cups popped (32g) | 124 | 4.2g | 25g | 1.4g |
Per 100g: 387 kcal · 13g P · 78g C · 4.5g F · 14g fiber