Caramel popcorn

as eaten · per 100 g: 428 kcal · 3.8 g protein · 5.2 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

3% of kcal

4% water

12 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

45%

70%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 428
Protein: (3%); 4 g
Fat: (26%); 13 g
Carbohydrates: (71%); 78 g
of which sugar: 53 g
Fiber: 5 g
Sodium: 512 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Salty snacks

Higher-scoring salty snacks, ranked by fullness per calorie.

Compare Caramel popcorn with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-fndds #2708239 — listed by USDA as “Popcorn, caramel coated”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. This entry came from a bulk USDA import and hasn’t been hand-reviewed yet — the numbers are USDA’s, but the name and grouping haven’t had a second pair of eyes. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.