Popcorn, oil-popped leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Popcorn, oil-popped comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowroot flour for less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.
Pick Popcorn, oil-popped for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.08 g1.8 gWIN
- Carbohydrate24.69 g11.44 g
- Fibermore is better0.95 g2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.03 g5.62 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.01 g0.98 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.56 mg176.8 mg
- Potassiummore is better3.08 mg45 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN11.2 mg2 mg
- Ironmore is better0.09 mg0.56 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better0.84 mg21.6 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.06 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

