Caramel popcorn calories come to 150 for a 1 cup (35 g) serving and 428 per 100 g. The number to notice is sugar: 18.5 g in that single cup and 52.8 g per 100 g, so more than half of what you eat by weight is sugar. Portions matter more than the brand you pick.
150kcal
1 cup · 35 g, caramel coated, ready-to-eat
3%protein
1.3 gProtein
27 gCarbs
4.4 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Caramel coated, ready-to-eat · per 35 g
Calories
150 kcal
Protein
1.3 g
Carbohydrate
27 g
Fat
4.4 g
Saturated fat
1.3 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
179 mg
Potassium
38 mg
Iron
0.6 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Caramel popcorn: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 cup (35 g)
150
1.3 g
27.5 g
4.4 g
179 mg
7%
Small bag (28 g)
120
1.1 g
22 g
3.6 g
143 mg
6%
Medium bag (57 g)
244
2.1 g
44.7 g
7.2 g
292 mg
12%
100 g
428
3.8 g
78.5 g
12.7 g
512 mg
21%
3 × 1 cup (35 g)
449
4 g
538 mg
5 × 1 cup (35 g)
749
6.6 g
896 mg
A medium bag is a 244-calorie snack
Caramel popcorn is light and airy, which makes portions easy to misjudge. A 1 cup (35 g) serving is 150 calories, a small bag (28 g) is 120, and a medium bag (57 g) lands at 244. That medium bag covers 12% of the daily value for calories and 13% for sodium, which is a real share of a day for something you eat in a few minutes.
The trouble is that almost nobody stops at one cup. Two cups (70 g) come to 300 calories, three cups (105 g) to 449, and five cups (175 g), a realistic amount from a shared movie-night bowl, reach 749. Sodium climbs right alongside: 358 mg at two cups, 538 mg at three and 896 mg at five.
If you want a fixed number, buy the small bag or pour one cup into a bowl and close the package. Eating straight from a big bag is where the total runs away. Weighing once is worth it, because a cup of caramel corn looks bigger than its 35 g.
Sugar carries most of the calories
The calorie split is lopsided: 71% comes from carbohydrates, 26% from fat and only 3% from protein. Per 100 g that means 78.5 g of carbs, of which 52.8 g are sugars, plus 12.7 g of fat and 3.8 g of protein. The caramel coating, not the corn, sets the profile.
Protein barely registers. One cup gives 1.3 g, 3% of the daily value, so this snack does little to keep you full. Fat is moderate at 4.4 g per cup, with saturated fat at 3.6 g per 100 g. Cholesterol is 0.
Fiber is the one point in its favor. The kernel brings 1.8 g per cup and 5.2 g per 100 g. That is not enough to balance the sugar, which outweighs fiber many times over, but it does make caramel corn a little different from candy with the same calories.
Sodium is higher than the sweet taste suggests
Sweet snacks hide salt well. Caramel popcorn carries 512 mg of sodium per 100 g, 22% of the daily value. One cup has 179 mg (8%), a small bag 143 mg (6%) and a medium bag 292 mg (13%).
Salted caramel styles such as Wondershop Salted Caramel Popcorn lean even harder on salt by design, so if you watch sodium, read that line on the label before the calorie line. Potassium, by contrast, is low at 108 mg per 100 g.
For perspective, the savory popcorns on our site run higher: plain and buttered popcorn both list 764 mg per 100 g. Caramel corn is the lower-sodium choice among them, but a big bowl still adds up, with five cups reaching 896 mg.
Treat it as dessert, not a bottomless snack
Caramel popcorn works best when you plan it like a dessert. At 150 calories a cup with 18.5 g of sugars, it sits closer to a cookie than to a bowl of plain corn. Decide on the portion first, then enjoy it without counting kernels.
Because protein is only 1.3 g per cup, pairing it with something protein-rich helps if you want the snack to hold you over, for example a glass of milk, a yogurt or a handful of nuts. Mixing a cup of caramel corn into a bowl of plain popcorn also keeps the sweet taste while stretching the volume.
Brands such as Werther's Original, Mike's, Fisher's and Clover Valley differ in coating thickness, so the package weight is your best guide. BodyPal can log caramel popcorn from a photo if you would rather not weigh it.
How does caramel popcorn compare?
Here is caramel popcorn next to plain, microwave and buttered popcorn, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: Gram for gram, caramel popcorn is the lightest of the four at 428 calories per 100 g, against 530 for buttered and 535 for microwave popcorn, so it wins if the calorie count is your only target. If you want a snack that keeps you full, plain popcorn is the better pick with 9.1 g of protein per 100 g versus 3.8 g and no caramel coating loaded with sugar.
Most popular caramel popcorn brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Werther's Original Caramel Popcorn5 pieces · 28 g429 kcal
How many calories are in a cup of caramel popcorn?
About 150 calories per cup (35 g). A small single serving bag (28 g) has 120 calories and a medium bag (57 g) has 244.
Is caramel popcorn good for weight loss?
It is calorie-dense at 428 calories per 100 g, with 52.8 g of sugar. One cup (35 g) has 150 calories, 18.5 g of sugar and 1.8 g of fiber.
Caramel popcorn vs popcorn: which has more calories?
Per 100 g plain popcorn is higher, 518 calories versus 428, but a cup of popped popcorn weighs only 14 g (73 calories) while a cup of caramel popcorn is 35 g (150 calories).
How much sugar is in caramel popcorn?
One cup (35 g) has about 18.5 g of sugar and 27.5 g of carbs. Per 100 g it has 52.8 g of sugar.
How many calories are in 100 g of caramel popcorn?
There are 428 calories in 100 g of caramel popcorn, 21% of the daily value. That weight holds 78.5 g of carbs, 52.8 g of sugars, 12.7 g of fat and 3.8 g of protein.
How many calories are in a medium bag of caramel popcorn?
A medium bag (57 g) has 244 calories, 12% of the daily value. It also carries 30.1 g of sugars, 7.2 g of fat, 292 mg of sodium and 2.1 g of protein.
How many calories are in a large serving of caramel popcorn?
Three cups (105 g) come to 449 calories and five cups (175 g) to 749. Large bags vary in size, so check the package weight and count it in 35 g cups at 150 calories each.
How much sodium is in caramel popcorn?
One cup (35 g) has 179 mg of sodium, 8% of the daily value, and 100 g has 512 mg, or 22%. A medium bag (57 g) brings 292 mg.
How much protein is in caramel popcorn?
One cup of caramel popcorn has just 1.3 g of protein, 3% of the daily value, and 100 g has 3.8 g. Only 3% of its calories come from protein.
