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(Corn, Popping) Popcorn is usually considered a snack food, but when air-popped, it is quite a healthful
food, unlike oil-popped and candy coated popcorn, and potato chips. We
usually air-pop our popcorn in our microwave oven in a special container we
purchased specifically for this purpose, or in a hot air popping machine.
While the so-called gourmet popcorn may produce slightly larger volumes of
popped corn, we have found that the price difference is unjustified, and usually
purchase store, or either organic or non-organic off-brand popping corn seed.
Unfortunately, we have found some very poor quality organic popcorn, and, as a
result, usually purchase a store brand at a local supermarket at about $0.50/lb.
For popcorn recipes, go to our Snacks
sub-section. See the nutritional chart below.
NDB No: 19034
Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Number of Data Points |
Std. Error |
1.00 X 1 cup ------- 8g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proximates | |||||
Water |
g
|
4.10
|
3
|
0.289
|
0.33
|
Energy |
kcal
|
382
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
Energy |
kj
|
1598
|
0
|
0
|
128
|
Protein |
g
|
12.00
|
3
|
0.569
|
0.96
|
Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
4.20
|
3
|
1.185
|
0.34
|
Ash |
g
|
1.80
|
3
|
0.088
|
0.14
|
Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
77.90
|
0
|
0
|
6.23
|
Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
15.1
|
0
|
0
|
1.2
|
Sugars, total |
g
|
0.73
|
0
|
0
|
0.06
|
Minerals | |||||
Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
10
|
3
|
1.739
|
1
|
Iron, Fe |
mg
|
2.66
|
3
|
0.3
|
0.21
|
Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
131
|
4
|
16.063
|
10
|
Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
300
|
3
|
49.95
|
24
|
Potassium, K |
mg
|
301
|
3
|
28.884
|
24
|
Sodium, Na |
mg
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
3.44
|
3
|
0.381
|
0.28
|
Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.420
|
3
|
0.08
|
0.034
|
Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
0.943
|
3
|
0.092
|
0.075
|
Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
9.9
|
0
|
0
|
0.8
|
Vitamins | |||||
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
0.0
|
2
|
0
|
0.0
|
Thiamin |
mg
|
0.203
|
4
|
0.024
|
0.016
|
Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.283
|
4
|
0.063
|
0.023
|
Niacin |
mg
|
1.944
|
4
|
0.053
|
0.156
|
Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.420
|
5
|
0.077
|
0.034
|
Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.245
|
4
|
0.039
|
0.020
|
Folate, total |
mcg
|
23
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Folate, food |
mcg
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
196
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
Vitamin A, RAE |
mcg_RAE
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Retinol |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) |
mg
|
0.29
|
0
|
0
|
0.02
|
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) |
mcg
|
1.2
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
Lipids | |||||
Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
0.570
|
0
|
0
|
0.046
|
4:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
6:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
8:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
10:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
12:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
14:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
16:0 |
g
|
0.500
|
1
|
0
|
0.040
|
18:0 |
g
|
0.070
|
1
|
0
|
0.006
|
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
1.100
|
0
|
0
|
0.088
|
16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
1
|
0
|
0.000
|
18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
1.100
|
1
|
0
|
0.088
|
20:1 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
22:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
1.900
|
0
|
0
|
0.152
|
18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
1.840
|
1
|
0
|
0.147
|
18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.060
|
1
|
0
|
0.005
|
18:4 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
20:4 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
20:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
22:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
22:6 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Amino acids | |||||
Tryptophan |
g
|
0.085
|
0
|
0
|
0.007
|
Threonine |
g
|
0.452
|
0
|
0
|
0.036
|
Isoleucine |
g
|
0.431
|
0
|
0
|
0.034
|
Leucine |
g
|
1.473
|
0
|
0
|
0.118
|
Lysine |
g
|
0.338
|
0
|
0
|
0.027
|
Methionine |
g
|
0.252
|
0
|
0
|
0.020
|
Cystine |
g
|
0.217
|
0
|
0
|
0.017
|
Phenylalanine |
g
|
0.590
|
0
|
0
|
0.047
|
Tyrosine |
g
|
0.488
|
0
|
0
|
0.039
|
Valine |
g
|
0.607
|
0
|
0
|
0.049
|
Arginine |
g
|
0.598
|
0
|
0
|
0.048
|
Histidine |
g
|
0.367
|
0
|
0
|
0.029
|
Alanine |
g
|
0.900
|
0
|
0
|
0.072
|
Aspartic acid |
g
|
0.836
|
0
|
0
|
0.067
|
Glutamic acid |
g
|
2.255
|
0
|
0
|
0.180
|
Glycine |
g
|
0.492
|
0
|
0
|
0.039
|
Proline |
g
|
1.048
|
0
|
0
|
0.084
|
Serine |
g
|
0.571
|
0
|
0
|
0.046
|
Other | |||||
Alcohol, ethyl |
g
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
Caffeine |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Theobromine |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Carotene, beta |
mcg
|
89
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Carotene, alpha |
mcg
|
58
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Cryptoxanthin, beta |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Lycopene |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Lutein + zeaxanthin |
mcg
|
1450
|
0
|
0
|
116
|
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16-1 (2004)
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The above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31): 'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live!