Butterkist Sweet & Salty Popcorn

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Butterkist Sweet & Salty Popcorn scores 41/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Butterkist Sweet & Salty Popcorn lists 5 ingredients, starting with Popped Maize, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt and Plant-based Emulsifier (Lecithin). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 41/100 Butterkist Sweet & Salty Popcorn lands mid-scale — below the typical score in popcorn, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in popcorn is Lesser Evil Organic Popcorn Himalayan Pink Salt at 100/100.