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Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn nutrition

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

Traffic lights, per small bag (20g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow
Energy90 kcal5% of RI1,891 kJ, 452 kcal per 100g
Saturates2gHigh10% of RI10g per 100g
Sugars0.1gLow0% of RI0.4g per 100g
Salt0.24gMedium4% of RI1.2g 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
90kcal7% of the day
!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in small bag (20g).
CaloriesEnergy90 kcal7%
Reference 1,291 kcal
Total sugarWithin limit0.1g0%
Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)
Saturated fatWithin limit2g14%
Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age
SaltWithin limit0.24g8%
Limit 3g (NHS)
ProteinTarget1.6g
No set target for this age

Small bag (20g) of Sea Salt Popcorn. Figures from Metcalfe's; 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 Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn

Total sugar0.1gin small bag (20g)
Teaspoons0One teaspoon is 4g
0 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 0.1g against the NHS free sugar limit
Age 4 to 6 19g a day0%
Age 7 to 10 24g a day0%
Age 11 and over 30g a day0%

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 crisps & savoury snacks

Joint #37 of 117 crisps & savoury snacks for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

Among all 117 crisps & savoury snacks

Where it sits per 100g against every crisps & savoury snacks product in the Boone database.

Sugar0.4g per 100g
0gMiddle 2g66.5g

Less sugar than 91% of the 117 crisps & savoury snacks.

Saturated fat10g per 100g
0.3gMiddle 2.5g12.5g

More saturated fat than 97% of the 117 crisps & savoury snacks.

Salt1.2g per 100g
0gMiddle 1.41g5.22g

Less salt than 68% of the 117 crisps & savoury snacks.

Calories452 kcal per 100g
273 kcalMiddle 505 kcal549 kcal

Fewer calories than 88% of the 117 crisps & savoury snacks.

Is Metcalfe's Sea Salt 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.

Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn nutrition by portion

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

Per100gSmall bag (20g)Standard bag (30g)Large bag (65g)
Energy452 kcal90 kcal136 kcal294 kcal
of which saturates10.0g2.0g3.0g6.5g
of which sugars0.4g0.1g0.1g0.3g
Protein8.0g1.6g2.4g5.2g
Salt1.20g0.24g0.36g0.78g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn?+

90 kcal in small bag (20g). Per 100g it is 452 kcal.

How much sugar is in Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn?+

0.1g of sugar in small bag (20g), about 0 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn?+

0.24g in small bag (20g): 8% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 4% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

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

Collected. Copied by Boone from Metcalfe'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.

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