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PopCorners Chips, Sea Salt
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 3🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

PopCorners Chips, Sea Salt

PopCorners
7 oz
Available at Foodtown
120
Calories
2g
Protein
150mg
Sodium
7
Ingredients

What You Should Know

PopCorners Sea Salt is a snack aisle regular — a 7 oz bag of popped-corn chips that sits among potato chips, popcorn, and other branded better-for-you snacks. You’ll likely see it on endcaps or eye-level shelving near other single-ingredient-forward crisps and rice cakes, or clustered with party- and movie-night essentials. It fits casual shopping trips for quick snacks, weekend gatherings, game-day spreads, road-trip provisions, and lunchbox rotation for kids who prefer crunchy alternatives to traditional fried chips. The brand positions itself as a modern, slightly healthier take on familiar chip tropes: clean visuals, bold logo, and marketing that appeals to millennials and busy families looking for convenience without seeming indulgent. Packaging highlights a short ingredient list and simple flavoring — a visual health halo that suggests transparency and better-for-you choices, though the bag typically does not carry organic certification. The label leans into “simple ingredients” language rather than kid-targeted characters or sugary endorsements. In plain processing terms, these are a processed snack: whole corn transformed by heat and oil into a shelf-stable crisp. Sensory details emphasize a light, airy crunch with the clean minerality of sea salt; texture is crisp but less greasy than deep-fried chips. The 7 oz bag is designed for sharing or repeated snacking; ritual contexts include tearing the bag open at a picnic, pouring into a bowl for a movie, or pairing with dips at a casual gathering. Overall, PopCorners Sea Salt reads as a convenient, snackable compromise between indulgence and a pared-down ingredient story within American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 21
Servings per Container: 7
Calories120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2.5g3%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium150mg7%
Total Carbohydrate22g8%
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

Yellow, Corn,, Sunflower, Oil,, and, 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?

Made from whole corn, sunflower oil, and sea salt and transformed into a shelf-stable packaged snack, this product is a processed food (NOVA 3) because it involves industrial cooking and added oil/salt but lacks the complex additives typical of ultra-processed formulations.

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Common Questions about PopCorners Chips, Sea Salt

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? These chips are relatively low in calories and contain no added sugars or preservatives, which is a plus in the snack world. However, they’re not exactly a powerhouse of nutrients — think of them as a light, crunchy treat rather than a health food.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

Vibe:

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