The top pops

Nutrition Action Healthletter, March, 2003 by Jayne Hurley, Bonnie Liebman

                                                     Calories

Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil                 110
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
                 Butter                                100
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Butter                           100
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added                   110
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1)                       80
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light        130
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter               90
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
                 94% Fat Free (1)                       90
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter           90
[check]        Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
                 Lightly Salted                        100
               Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter        160
               Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Kettle Corn                      130
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check]   94% Fat Free Unsalted                 170
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light         150
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter               160
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1)         110
[check]        Pop-Secret Light Butter                 100
[check]        Act II Light Butter                     130
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light         150
               Act II Light Natural                    120
               Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
                 Natural (2)                           190
               Guiltless Gourmet Butter                180
               Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
                 Natural (2)                           160
               Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top)            230
               Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
                 Cob                                   180
               Pop-Secret HomeStyle                    180
               Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn       200
               Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle         180
               Orville Redenbacher's Honey
                 Butter                                180
               Pop-Secret Kettle Corn                  180
               Act II Buttery Kettle Corn              200
               Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
                 Butter                                150
               Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1)                200
               Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2)      240
               Act II Movie Theatre Butter             180
               Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter         200
               Orville Redenbacher's Movie
                 Theater Butter (1)                    180
               Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
                 regular (1)                           210
               Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2)   190
               Act II Butter Lover's                   200
               Newman's Own Butter Boom                240
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Light Butter                          200
               Jolly Time Butter-Licious               180
               Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2)   230
               Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
                 Buttery                               230
               Act II Classic White or Sweet
                 Corn on the Cob (2)                   230
               Act II Kettle Corn                      200
               Act II Extreme Butter                   250
               Jolly Time KettleMania                  250
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter               230
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Butter                                230

Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain                        90
[check][check] Bachman Lite                             70
[check][check] Boston's Lite                           110
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked                  100
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1)                       120
               Boston's White Cheddar                  150
               Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
                 Fat                                   140
               Bearitos White Cheddar                  220
               Guiltless Gourmet (1)                   230
               Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese           220
               Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2)         260
               Smartfood White Cheddar                 270
               Cheez-It White Cheddar                  270

Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
               Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn              90
               Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3)        120
               Sweet Organics Caramel Corn             110
               Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla          120
               Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee         150
               EatSmart Kettle Pops (1)                170
               Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch            200
               Fiddle Faddle (1,3)                     190
               Cracker Jack                            240
               Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
                 Clusters                              190
               Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
                 Clusters (1)                          170
               Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee          230
               Butterfinger Popcorn (3)                260
               Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme          280
               Crunch 'n Munch Caramel                 240
               Poppycock (1)                           300
               Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1)        360

                                                     Total Fat
                                                      (grams)

Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil                   2
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
                 Butter                                  2
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Butter                             2
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added                     2
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1)                        2
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light          5
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter                2
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
                 94% Fat Free (1)                        1
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter            2
[check]        Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
                 Lightly Salted                          2 *
               Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter          2
               Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Kettle Corn                        2
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check]   94% Fat Free Unsalted                   2
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light           4
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter                 4
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1)           4
[check]        Pop-Secret Light Butter                   4
[check]        Act II Light Butter                       4
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light           4
               Act II Light Natural                      5
               Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
                 Natural (2)                            11
               Guiltless Gourmet Butter                 10
               Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
                 Natural (2)                            10
               Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top)             12
               Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
                 Cob                                    13
               Pop-Secret HomeStyle                     13
               Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn        13
               Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle          10
               Orville Redenbacher's Honey
                 Butter                                 13
               Pop-Secret Kettle Corn                   13
               Act II Buttery Kettle Corn               15
               Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
                 Butter                                 13
               Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1)                 13
               Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2)       16
               Act II Movie Theatre Butter              13
               Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter          15
               Orville Redenbacher's Movie
                 Theater Butter (1)                     11
               Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
                 regular (1)                            15
               Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2)    14
               Act II Butter Lover's                    15
               Newman's Own Butter Boom                 16
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Light Butter                            6
               Jolly Time Butter-Licious                13
               Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2)    15
               Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
                 Buttery                                18
               Act II Classic White or Sweet
                 Corn on the Cob (2)                    18
               Act II Kettle Corn                       15
               Act II Extreme Butter                    20
               Jolly Time KettleMania                   18
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter                15
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Butter                                 13

Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain                         1
[check][check] Bachman Lite                              1
[check][check] Boston's Lite                             5
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked                    3
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1)                         5
               Boston's White Cheddar                    7
               Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
                 Fat                                     6
               Bearitos White Cheddar                   14
               Guiltless Gourmet (1)                    13
               Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese            15
               Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2)          20
               Smartfood White Cheddar                  17
               Cheez-It White Cheddar                   20

Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
               Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn               0
               Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3)          2
               Sweet Organics Caramel Corn               1
               Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla            0
               Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee           0
               EatSmart Kettle Pops (1)                  2
               Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch              1
               Fiddle Faddle (1,3)                       4
               Cracker Jack                              4
               Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
                 Clusters                                5
               Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
                 Clusters (1)                            4
               Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee            9
               Butterfinger Popcorn (3)                  4
               Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme           10
               Crunch 'n Munch Caramel                  11
               Poppycock (1)                            14
               Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1)         15

                                                     Sat Fat
                                                     (grams)

Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil                  0
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
                 Butter                                 0
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Butter                            0
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added                    0
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1)                       0
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light         0
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter               0
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
                 94% Fat Free (1)                       0
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter           0
[check]        Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
                 Lightly Salted                         0
               Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter         0
               Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Kettle Corn                       0
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check]   94% Fat Free Unsalted                  1
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light          1
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter                1
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1)          1
[check]        Pop-Secret Light Butter                  1
[check]        Act II Light Butter                      1
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light          1
               Act II Light Natural                     2
               Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
                 Natural (2)                            2
               Guiltless Gourmet Butter                 2 *
               Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
                 Natural (2)                            2
               Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top)             2
               Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
                 Cob                                    3
               Pop-Secret HomeStyle                     3
               Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn        3
               Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle          3
               Orville Redenbacher's Honey
                 Butter                                 3
               Pop-Secret Kettle Corn                   3
               Act II Buttery Kettle Corn               3
               Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
                 Butter                                 3
               Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1)                 3
               Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2)       3
               Act II Movie Theatre Butter              3
               Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter          3
               Orville Redenbacher's Movie
                 Theater Butter (1)                     3
               Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
                 regular (1)                            3
               Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2)    3
               Act II Butter Lover's                    3
               Newman's Own Butter Boom                 3
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Light Butter                           4
               Jolly Time Butter-Licious                4
               Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2)    4
               Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
                 Buttery                                5
               Act II Classic White or Sweet
                 Corn on the Cob (2)                    5
               Act II Kettle Corn                       5
               Act II Extreme Butter                    5
               Jolly Time KettleMania                   5
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter                5
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Butter                                 6

Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain                        0
[check][check] Bachman Lite                             0
[check][check] Boston's Lite                            0
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked                   0
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1)                        0
               Boston's White Cheddar                   2
               Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
                 Fat                                    2
               Bearitos White Cheddar                   2
               Guiltless Gourmet (1)                    2
               Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese            3
               Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2)          3
               Smartfood White Cheddar                  3
               Cheez-It White Cheddar                   4

Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
               Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn              0
               Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3)         0
               Sweet Organics Caramel Corn              0
               Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla           0
               Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee          0
               EatSmart Kettle Pops (1)                 0
               Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch             0
               Fiddle Faddle (1,3)                      1
               Cracker Jack                             1
               Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
                 Clusters                               2
               Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
                 Clusters (1)                           2
               Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee           2
               Butterfinger Popcorn (3)                 2
               Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme           2
               Crunch 'n Munch Caramel                  4
               Poppycock (1)                            4
               Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1)         8

                                                        Sodium
                                                     (milligrams)

Microwave (5 cups)
[check][check] Bearitos No Salt No Oil                     0
[check][check] American's Best 94% Fat Free
                 Butter                                   50
[check][check] Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Butter                              50
[check][check] Bearitos No Oil Added                      90
[check][check] Healthy Choice (1)                        120
[check][check] Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light          130
[check][check] Act II 94% Fat Free Butter                150
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop
                 94% Fat Free (1)                        160
[check][check] Pop-Secret 94% Fat Free Butter            190
[check]        Guiltless Gourmet 94% Fat Free
                 Lightly Salted                          280
               Newman's Own 94% Fat Free Butter          360
               Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat
                 Free Kettle Corn                        430
[check][check] Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
[check][check]   94% Fat Free Unsalted                    40
[check][check] Jolly Time Butter-Licious Light           130
[check][check] Newman's Own Light Butter                 130
[check][check] Orville Redenbacher's Light (1)           180
[check]        Pop-Secret Light Butter                   240
[check]        Act II Light Butter                       290
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter Light           380
               Act II Light Natural                      100
               Act II Butter or Old Fashioned
                 Natural (2)                             150
               Guiltless Gourmet Butter                  230
               Orville Redenbacher's Butter or
                 Natural (2)                             270
               Jiffy Pop Butter (stove top)              380
               Orville Redenbacher's Corn on the
                 Cob                                     130
               Pop-Secret HomeStyle                      130
               Orville Redenbacher's Kettle Korn         130
               Orville Redenbacher's HomeStyle           150
               Orville Redenbacher's Honey
                 Butter                                  150
               Pop-Secret Kettle Corn                    150
               Act II Buttery Kettle Corn                150
               Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate
                 Butter                                  200
               Pop-Secret Jumbo Pop (1)                  260
               Newman's Own Butter or Natural (2)        260
               Act II Movie Theatre Butter               280
               Pop-Secret Movie-Theater Butter           280
               Orville Redenbacher's Movie
                 Theater Butter (1)                      290
               Orville Redenbacher's Pour Over,
                 regular (1)                             320
               Pop-Secret Butter or Extra Butter (2)     330
               Act II Butter Lover's                     400
               Newman's Own Butter Boom                  900
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Light Butter                            190
               Jolly Time Butter-Licious                 200
               Tabasco or Cheez-It White Cheddar (2)     450
               Orville Redenbacher's Sweet 'n
                 Buttery                                 150
               Act II Classic White or Sweet
                 Corn on the Cob (2)                     310
               Act II Kettle Corn                        330
               Act II Extreme Butter                     330
               Jolly Time KettleMania                    380
               Jolly Time Blast O Butter                 430
               Newman's Own Organics Pop's Corn
                 Butter                                  270

Pre-Popped (3 cups)
[check][check] Air-popped, plain                           0
[check][check] Bachman Lite                               70
[check][check] Boston's Lite                              70
[check][check] Good Health Half Naked                    120
[check][check] Bearitos Lite (1)                         160
               Boston's White Cheddar                    200
               Smartfood White Cheddar Reduced
                 Fat                                     280
               Bearitos White Cheddar                    300
               Guiltless Gourmet (1)                     360
               Cape Cod White Cheddar Cheese             350
               Tabasco or Pizza Hut Cheese (2)           520
               Smartfood White Cheddar                   550
               Cheez-It White Cheddar                    450

Pre-Popped Caramel, Kettle,
or Candy Coated (1 cup)
               Crunch 'n Munch Kettle Corn                13
               Sweet Organics Kettle Corn (1,3)           14
               Sweet Organics Caramel Corn                15
               Crunch 'n Munch French Vanilla             18
               Crunch 'n Munch Fat Free Toffee            20
               EatSmart Kettle Pops (1)                   21
               Rice Krispies Popcorn Krunch               26
               Fiddle Faddle (1,3)                        20
               Cracker Jack                               30
               Cracker Jack Butter Toffee
                 Clusters                                 16
               Orville's Gourmet Popcorn
                 Clusters (1)                             19
               Crunch 'n Munch Buttery Toffee             20
               Butterfinger Popcorn (3)                   26
               Crunch 'n Munch Almond Supreme             28
               Crunch 'n Munch Caramel                    17
               Poppycock (1)                              25
               Popz Covered Caramel Popcorn (1)           43

[check][check] Best Bite. [check] Honorable Mention. (1) Average of
the entire line. (2) Average of the varieties listed. (3) Contains
more than 300 mg of sodium. * Nutrition Action estimate.

Daily Values (limits for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.

Source: Manufacturers.

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