Popcorn, air-popped leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Popcorn, air-popped comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowroot flour for less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.
Pick Popcorn, air-popped for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy357 kcal387 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.3 g12.94 gWIN
- Carbohydrate88.15 g77.78 g
- Fibermore is better3.4 g14.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.87 g
- Total fat0.1 g4.54 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.02 g0.64 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg8 mg
- Potassiummore is better11 mg329 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN40 mg7 mg
- Ironmore is better0.33 mg3.19 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better3 mg144 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- 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.

