Butterkist Toffee Popcorn nutrition

Small handful (~30g)More from Butterkist Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Figures from Butterkist’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per small handful (~30g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy137 kcal7% of RI1,912 kJ, 457 kcal per 100g

Saturates1.2gMedium6% of RI3.85g per 100g

Sugars17.6gHigh20% of RI58.5g per 100g

Salt0.21gMedium3% of RI0.69g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat figures for this product, so it is not shown.

How much

Who is eating

137kcal11% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 92% of their daily limit in small handful (~30g).

CaloriesEnergy137 kcal11%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarHigh17.6g92%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit1.2g8%

Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age

SaltWithin limit0.21g7%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget1.2g

No set target for this age

Small handful (~30g) of Toffee Popcorn. Figures from Butterkist; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Butterkist Toffee Popcorn

Total sugar17.6gin small handful (~30g)

Teaspoons4.4One teaspoon is 4g

4.4 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 17.6g against the NHS free sugar limit

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other sweets & confectionery

#38 of 52 sweets & confectionery for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

Aldi Dominion Veggie Fizzy Worms Sweets 0.17 KG 338 kcal per 100g56.8g Aldi Dominion Vegan Lions Sweets 0.17 KG 336 kcal per 100g57.3g Aldi Dairyfine Titan 6 Pack 228 G 465 kcal per 100g57.4g Aldi Dominion Mint Humbugs 0.23 KG 408 kcal per 100g57.6g Butterkist Toffee Popcorn 457 kcal per 100g58.5g Aldi Dominion Strawberry Pencils Sweets 0.08 KG 371 kcal per 100g58.9g Tony's Chocolonely White Raspberry Popping Candy (180g bar) 550 kcal per 100g58.9g Aldi Dominion Fruit Sherbets Boiled Sweets 0.2 KG 404 kcal per 100g59.0g Aldi Dominion Lemon Sherberts Boiled Sweets 0.2 KG 396 kcal per 100g59.4g

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Among all 52 sweets & confectionery

Where it sits per 100g against every sweets & confectionery product in the Boone database.

Sugar58.5g per 100g

0gMiddle 50.7g80.6g

More sugar than 71% of the 52 sweets & confectionery.

Saturated fat3.9g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.9g20.6g

More saturated fat than 75% of the 52 sweets & confectionery.

Salt0.69g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.07g0.88g

More salt than 90% of the 52 sweets & confectionery.

Calories457 kcal per 100g

72 kcalMiddle 347 kcal563 kcal

More calories than 83% of the 52 sweets & confectionery.

Is Butterkist Toffee Popcorn ultra-processed?

NOVA group 4

1 Unprocessed

2 Ingredients

3 Processed

4 Ultra-processed

Group 4: ultra-processed. Made with industrial processes or ingredients. How NOVA works →

Boone does not hold a full ingredient list for this product, so the group is assigned from the type of food. Check the pack for the ingredients.

Butterkist Toffee Popcorn nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate and fibre for this product.

Per	100g	Small handful (~30g)	Large bag (65g)	Full bag (160g)
Energy	457 kcal	137 kcal	297 kcal	731 kcal
of which saturates	3.9g	1.2g	2.5g	6.2g
of which sugars	58.5g	17.6g	38.0g	93.6g
Protein	3.9g	1.2g	2.5g	6.2g
Salt	0.69g	0.21g	0.45g	1.10g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Butterkist Toffee Popcorn?+

137 kcal in small handful (~30g). Per 100g it is 457 kcal.

How much sugar is in Butterkist Toffee Popcorn?+

17.6g of sugar in small handful (~30g), about 4.4 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Butterkist Toffee Popcorn?+

0.21g in small handful (~30g): 7% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 3% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Butterkist Toffee Popcorn ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Butterkist’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Butterkist’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →

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