Microwave Popcorn

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Tayto Microwave Popcorn scores 27/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 12g fiber, 9g protein and 1g sugar. 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.

Tayto Microwave Popcorn lists 6 ingredients, starting with Maize, Sunflower Oil, Mono-and Diglyceride of Fatty Acids, Salt and Rosemary Extract. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

444 kcal per serving, or 444 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Tayto Microwave Popcorn on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 27/100 Tayto Microwave Popcorn scores worse than most popcorn we have scored. A higher-scoring option in popcorn is Lesser Evil Organic Popcorn Himalayan Pink Salt at 100/100.