There’s 3 bags in one box, this is the most confusing nutritional information I’ve read. I believe it’s 540 but I’m still uncertain if my math is right.
by OneOfNature
39 Comments
Sl1z
Yeah think it’s 540. 3 bags per box, so each bag has 3 servings (180*3=540).
The only thing that might make it not exactly 540 is that it says “about” 9 servings per container, so it could actually have 8.7 or 9.2 or whatever servings. Does it indicate anywhere on the packaging how many grams total are in the box or in each bag?
Msilbat
I’ve counted calories for years and microwave popcorn is the ONLY label I have never figured out
shelby0626
I measured a bag once and it was like 7 or 8 cups popped so I just use that
ca_annyMonticello111
Just pop a bag, then measure the popcorn by cupful. I’m guessing 3 cups per bag. 🤷
HitEmWithTheRiver
The math makes no sense. 1 serving = 2 tbsp = 3 cups popped. 2 tbsp = 180 calories, but 3 cups popped = 40+40+40=160 calories. So is 1 serving 180 or 160 calories? There’s 3 servings in 1 bag so the range is 480-540 per bag.
Jesspuzzles
I find it easier to just google the brand
lumpy_space_queenie
Why am I getting 360 somebody help 😭😂
I’m going based off popped. So if 2 tbsp makes 3 cups popped, and there are 9 servings (of 2 tbsp), that means there are 27 cups popped? Right? 3×9 am I stupid 😭
Then 27 x 40 is 1080? (For the whole box)
So then 1080 / 3 = 360
Someone help me lmfao
EDIT BECAUSE I FORGOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT
lumpy_space_queenie
Why wouldn’t you calculate this based off of popped? Instead of unpopped? Wouldn’t you do popped since that’s how you’re eating it?
_UrethaFranklin
Let’s all agree it’s 300 because math sucks and we hate it just as much as those kernels that remain unpopped.
600 calories if you eat the bag and unpopped kernels.
Cokezerowh0re
How much does the unpopped bag weigh? If it’s 100g then 545
180 divided by 33 = 5.45 per gram
5.45 x 100 (g) = 545
jhaluska
Let’s break it down….
Servings per container about 9 Serving Size – 2 Tbsp (which is 3 cups each) Under the Per 2 Tbsp unpopped – 180 calories.
Serving Size Calories * Servings Per Container = Total Calories 180 * ~9 = ~1620 calories a container.
~1620 / 3 bags = ~540 calories a bag.
Funnyllama20
540
mis_matched
Approximately 540. What’s the weight (in grams) on the front of the box? You can divide that number by 3 (to get mass per bag), then divide by 33 and multiply by 180 to get calories per bag.
OneOfNature
Update for those asking : NET WT 9.9 OZ (281 G), each bag is 3.3oz Thanks for all the answers!
CheesyjokeLol
You’re correct, it should be 540 calories assuming there’s 9 tbsp of popcorn kernels in each bag.
The reason why the label is confusing is because there’s some omission of information here which the company expects you to already know. It’s because **not all kernels will pop,** you may have noticed before when cooking popcorn but there’s always a few tough shells that just won’t pop no matter what. The company’s calculated that out of 180 calories worth of kernels only about 120 calories will pop into edible popcorn or about 2/3rd of the kernels overall. Which means that each tbsp of kernel yields about 60 calories worth of popped popcorn.
Munro_McLaren
Why even give the calories for unpopped? Who eats it raw??
recoverystartsnow
Nothing like the way this subreddit comes together when someone needs help reading a popcorn label. 😆
Traditional-Try-747
If there are 9 serving in the box and 3 bags per box. One box would have 3 servings. A serving is 2 tablespoons of kernels which makes 3 cups of popcorn. So there are 3*2 tablespoons in the bag which is 6 tablespoons total. 3 cups popped every 2 tablespoons. 3 sets of 2. Or 6/2= 3. 3 servings at 3 cups per serving. 3*3= 9 cups popped *40 calories = 360 calories per entire bag.
Yeah that’s simple yet complicated… anyways 360 calories per bag of POPPED popcorn.
Edited to add Popped popcorn.
catsaremyjam
This is why I only buy the 100 calorie bags of microwave popcorn 🤷♀️
RigbyNite
540 calories per bag. These are notoriously complicated and I feel like they do it on purpose.
9 servings per container so 180 calories * 9 servings = 1,620 calories per box. Divide 1,620 calories by the 3 bags and you get 540 calories per bag which seems pretty average for a bag of microwaveable popcorn.
Suspicious-Acadia-52
This should be pinned atp… I feel like this gets asked daily lmao
filthy-prole
I have no fucking clue tbh
sunnybunny12692
A serving is three cups – don’t eat the whole bag
omni-celestial
this is exactly why i only buy those smart pop 100 calorie bags 🫡
SnooGoats4876
1620
speedy2686
This is why everyone should own a digital kitchen scale. Pop popcorn, zero out the scale with a bowl on it, dump the popped corn into the bowl, log the weight of the popped corn.
Not eating out of the bag will keep your hands cleaner too.
tearuhmisu
2 cups of popped popcorn from the bag is 80 calories
170cm_bullied
American products are the worst. Why can’t they just list nutrition facts per 100g? This is absolutely insane an unacceptable
Ciscojrmpswifey
I literally thought this the other day. It made my brain hurt and I just didn’t make it. Lol
Ryugi
per 1 cup popped = 40cal
thats what I’d go off of.
EvanLikesJuiceBoxes
Okay let’s break this down. There is 9 servings in total in the entire box. There are 3 bags of popcorn, so one bag is 3 servings. 1 serving is 2 tbsp of unpopped kernels so 6 tbsp per bag. 6 tbsp is 540 calories. If you go by cups you come to the conclusion that there is 9 cups per bag, and at 40 cals per cup the total is 360. Between 360 and 540 is your answer, I would just measure out how many kernels actually popped after it has been microwaved because a 180 calorie margin of error is bonkers !!!
If this isn’t a bag and it’s just a bunch of kernels then you’ll want to know how much to put in the pot to cook.
If it’s a bag then I have no idea why anyone would care how much precooked is.
Animajax
If this is microwave popcorn in a bag, I assume 1 container = 1 microwave bag. Therefore 1 bag would be 1,620.
I measure the amount of food in the bag pre popped because I plan to eat all of it.
Lostkittensuniverse
If you can’t figure it out do the following: 1 popped cup is 40 calories. So put the bag in the microwave, let it pop, then grab a cup, and take as many cups of popcorn as you want and place them in a bowl, then multiply the number of cups x 40.
Lostkittensuniverse
Okay so first thing first:
1 cup is 40 calories.
1 serving size is 2tbsp and 180 calories.
1 serving size makes about 3 cups when popped.
There are about 9 servings per container.
This means:
3 x 9 = 27 (popped serving size x amount of servings per container = total amount of popped popcorn cups per container)
27 x 40 = 1080 (total amount of popped popcorn cups per container x amount of calories per cup = total calories per popped bag)
AnnieB512
120
daddy_barcode
540 you said there’s 3 bag, the servings per box is saying 9, one serving size is 180 (the 2tbsp) so 3 x one serving (180)
viptenchou
Measure how many cups it yields I guess? Then you’ll know for next time.
39 Comments
Yeah think it’s 540. 3 bags per box, so each bag has 3 servings (180*3=540).
The only thing that might make it not exactly 540 is that it says “about” 9 servings per container, so it could actually have 8.7 or 9.2 or whatever servings. Does it indicate anywhere on the packaging how many grams total are in the box or in each bag?
I’ve counted calories for years and microwave popcorn is the ONLY label I have never figured out
I measured a bag once and it was like 7 or 8 cups popped so I just use that
Just pop a bag, then measure the popcorn by cupful. I’m guessing 3 cups per bag. 🤷
The math makes no sense. 1 serving = 2 tbsp = 3 cups popped. 2 tbsp = 180 calories, but 3 cups popped = 40+40+40=160 calories. So is 1 serving 180 or 160 calories? There’s 3 servings in 1 bag so the range is 480-540 per bag.
I find it easier to just google the brand
Why am I getting 360 somebody help 😭😂
I’m going based off popped. So if 2 tbsp makes 3 cups popped, and there are 9 servings (of 2 tbsp), that means there are 27 cups popped? Right? 3×9 am I stupid 😭
Then 27 x 40 is 1080? (For the whole box)
So then 1080 / 3 = 360
Someone help me lmfao
EDIT BECAUSE I FORGOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT
Why wouldn’t you calculate this based off of popped? Instead of unpopped? Wouldn’t you do popped since that’s how you’re eating it?
Let’s all agree it’s 300 because math sucks and we hate it just as much as those kernels that remain unpopped.
600 calories if you eat the bag and unpopped kernels.
How much does the unpopped bag weigh? If it’s 100g then 545
180 divided by 33 = 5.45 per gram
5.45 x 100 (g) = 545
Let’s break it down….
Servings per container about 9
Serving Size – 2 Tbsp (which is 3 cups each)
Under the Per 2 Tbsp unpopped – 180 calories.
Serving Size Calories * Servings Per Container = Total Calories
180 * ~9 = ~1620 calories a container.
~1620 / 3 bags = ~540 calories a bag.
540
Approximately 540. What’s the weight (in grams) on the front of the box? You can divide that number by 3 (to get mass per bag), then divide by 33 and multiply by 180 to get calories per bag.
Update for those asking : NET WT 9.9 OZ (281 G), each bag is 3.3oz
Thanks for all the answers!
You’re correct, it should be 540 calories assuming there’s 9 tbsp of popcorn kernels in each bag.
The reason why the label is confusing is because there’s some omission of information here which the company expects you to already know. It’s because **not all kernels will pop,** you may have noticed before when cooking popcorn but there’s always a few tough shells that just won’t pop no matter what. The company’s calculated that out of 180 calories worth of kernels only about 120 calories will pop into edible popcorn or about 2/3rd of the kernels overall. Which means that each tbsp of kernel yields about 60 calories worth of popped popcorn.
Why even give the calories for unpopped? Who eats it raw??
Nothing like the way this subreddit comes together when someone needs help reading a popcorn label. 😆
If there are 9 serving in the box and 3 bags per box. One box would have 3 servings. A serving is 2 tablespoons of kernels which makes 3 cups of popcorn. So there are 3*2 tablespoons in the bag which is 6 tablespoons total. 3 cups popped every 2 tablespoons. 3 sets of 2. Or 6/2= 3. 3 servings at 3 cups per serving. 3*3= 9 cups popped *40 calories = 360 calories per entire bag.
Yeah that’s simple yet complicated… anyways 360 calories per bag of POPPED popcorn.
Edited to add Popped popcorn.
This is why I only buy the 100 calorie bags of microwave popcorn 🤷♀️
540 calories per bag. These are notoriously complicated and I feel like they do it on purpose.
9 servings per container so 180 calories * 9 servings = 1,620 calories per box. Divide 1,620 calories by the 3 bags and you get 540 calories per bag which seems pretty average for a bag of microwaveable popcorn.
This should be pinned atp… I feel like this gets asked daily lmao
I have no fucking clue tbh
A serving is three cups – don’t eat the whole bag
this is exactly why i only buy those smart pop 100 calorie bags 🫡
1620
This is why everyone should own a digital kitchen scale. Pop popcorn, zero out the scale with a bowl on it, dump the popped corn into the bowl, log the weight of the popped corn.
Not eating out of the bag will keep your hands cleaner too.
2 cups of popped popcorn from the bag is 80 calories
American products are the worst. Why can’t they just list nutrition facts per 100g? This is absolutely insane an unacceptable
I literally thought this the other day. It made my brain hurt and I just didn’t make it. Lol
per 1 cup popped = 40cal
thats what I’d go off of.
Okay let’s break this down. There is 9 servings in total in the entire box. There are 3 bags of popcorn, so one bag is 3 servings. 1 serving is 2 tbsp of unpopped kernels so 6 tbsp per bag. 6 tbsp is 540 calories. If you go by cups you come to the conclusion that there is 9 cups per bag, and at 40 cals per cup the total is 360. Between 360 and 540 is your answer, I would just measure out how many kernels actually popped after it has been microwaved because a 180 calorie margin of error is bonkers !!!
For all the people confused
Great Value Light Butter microwave popcorn🤷♀️
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I found this on the Walmart website.
If this isn’t a bag and it’s just a bunch of kernels then you’ll want to know how much to put in the pot to cook.
If it’s a bag then I have no idea why anyone would care how much precooked is.
If this is microwave popcorn in a bag, I assume 1 container = 1 microwave bag. Therefore 1 bag would be 1,620.
I measure the amount of food in the bag pre popped because I plan to eat all of it.
If you can’t figure it out do the following:
1 popped cup is 40 calories.
So put the bag in the microwave, let it pop, then grab a cup, and take as many cups of popcorn as you want and place them in a bowl, then multiply the number of cups x 40.
Okay so first thing first:
1 cup is 40 calories.
1 serving size is 2tbsp and 180 calories.
1 serving size makes about 3 cups when popped.
There are about 9 servings per container.
This means:
3 x 9 = 27 (popped serving size x amount of servings per container = total amount of popped popcorn cups per container)
27 x 40 = 1080 (total amount of popped popcorn cups per container x amount of calories per cup = total calories per popped bag)
120
540
you said there’s 3 bag, the servings per box is saying 9, one serving size is 180 (the 2tbsp) so 3 x one serving (180)
Measure how many cups it yields I guess? Then you’ll know for next time.