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Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn, Butter
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn, Butter

Pop Secret®
19.20 oz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
2g
Protein
270mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
22
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn, Butter is a familiar grocery staple sold in the snack aisle near other microwaveable popcorns, movie-night candy, boxed chips, and soda. You’ll usually find it stacked on shelving with family-friendly, convenience-focused snacks or on endcaps during promotions tied to holidays and big sporting events. This product fits quick domestic occasions—movie nights, casual game-day gatherings, and easy snack runs for road trips or late-night cravings—where convenience and a buttery aroma matter more than culinary complexity. The Pop Secret brand leans into Americana and shared moments, positioning itself as a legacy, family-oriented option that promises a reliably buttery experience; marketing targets parents, movie-watchers, and nostalgia seekers who want an easy crowd-pleaser. The front label highlights “butter flavor,” non-GMO kernels, and “no artificial preservatives or flavors,” signals intended to create a natural/wholesome halo even though the product is a packaged microwave mix. There’s no organic certification and the packaging is bold, colorful, and aimed at broad family appeal rather than kids-only branding. Processing-wise, this is an industrially processed convenience food: whole kernels are combined with added fats, flavorings, and stabilizers to create a uniform popping performance and taste. Sensory details: the bag yields hot, fluffy popped kernels with an immediate warm buttery aroma, a light crisp chew, and a slightly oily mouthfeel from palm oil. The microwave ritual—unfolding a steaming bag and breaking it open across the coffee table—reinforces communal snacking moments and the product’s role as an easy, shareable indulgence.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 3.5
Calories130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat4g20%
Sodium270mg12%
Total Carbohydrate12g4%
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

INGREDIENTS:, POPCORN,, PALM, OIL,, SALT,, NATURAL, FLAVOR, (MILK),, ROSEMARY, EXTRACT, (FOR, FRESHNESS),, ANNATTO, EXTRACT, (COLOR),, PAPRIKA, EXTRACT, (COLOR),, LACTIC, ACID., CONTAINS:, MILK.

Flagged Ingredients:

  • palm oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • annatto extract - Artificial coloring
  • paprika extract - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo Additive

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Formulated with added industrial fats, flavor extracts, and processing aids in a ready-to-heat package, this product fits the NOVA 4 ultra-processed category due to its multi-ingredient, industrial formulation and convenience orientation.

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Common Questions about Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn, Butter

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a slippery concept! Pop Secret Butter has 130 calories per serving and offers a nice crunch, but it's not exactly a health food. It’s a fun snack option, especially for movie nights, but if you’re looking for something nutrient-dense, you might want to consider adding some fresh veggies or fruit to your snack lineup.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

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