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Angie's Kettle Corn Boom Chicka Pop Sea Salt Popcorn
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 3🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Angie's Kettle Corn Boom Chicka Pop Sea Salt Popcorn

Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP
4.80 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
2g
Protein
150mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
5
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP Sea Salt Popcorn is the kind of brightly packaged snack you’ll find stocked on the supermarket snack aisle alongside chips, pretzels and other ready-to-eat popcorns. The 4.8 oz bag sits with other family-size, multi-serve snacks near party foods and movie-night displays, often shelved near kettle-cooked chips and flavored popcorn varieties. It is positioned for grab-and-go moments — evening movie nights, casual get-togethers, road trips and afternoon pick-me-ups — and also travels well in a picnic basket or a backpack. The brand leans into an upbeat, friendly cultural identity: playful name, optimistic marketing and claims like “real, simple ingredients,” non-GMO, whole grain, gluten-free and vegan that appeal to health-conscious parents and millennials looking for better-for-you convenience. The packaging uses bright, approachable design rather than kid-focused cartooning, making it family-friendly without being overtly juvenile. Label copy emphasizes simplicity and clean ingredients rather than organic certification — there’s no USDA Organic badge — and the ingredient list is short: popcorn, sunflower oil and sea salt. In processing terms it’s a pre-popped, packaged snack: ready-to-eat and trimmed down to basic seasonings, so it’s processed for convenience but lacks industrial additives. Sensory notes: light, airy kernels with a crisp, slightly oily crunch and an even dusting of sea salt that highlights the corn’s toasted notes; sunflower oil keeps flavor neutral and shelf-stable. Ritual use is casual and social — poured into a communal bowl for movie night, packed in a cooler for a road trip, or eaten straight from the bag for a quick, salty bite between activities.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3.75 cups
Servings per Container: 5
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9g12%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium150mg7%
Total Carbohydrate16g6%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Popcorn,, Sunflower, Oil,, Sea, Salt..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sunflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

The product is pre-popped and packaged for convenience with added oil and salt, so it is a processed food rather than an unprocessed ingredient; it lacks the industrial additives and multi-ingredient formulations typical of ultra-processed products.

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Common Questions about Angie's Kettle Corn Boom Chicka Pop Sea Salt Popcorn

It really depends on your definition of healthy! With only 150 calories per serving and no added sugars or preservatives, it can fit into a balanced diet if you're looking for a light snack. Just remember that 'healthy' can look different for everyone, so consider how it fits into your overall eating habits.

Perfect For

movie-night
road-trip
game-day-prep

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