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Skinny Pop Real Butter Popcorn
Snacks, Chips & Dips
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Skinny Pop Real Butter Popcorn

SkinnyPop
4.40 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
3g
Protein
1g
Sugars
190mg
Sodium
3g
Fiber
20
Ingredients

What You Should Know

SkinnyPop Real Butter Popcorn is a grocery-store mainstay: you’ll usually find a 4.4 oz bag in the snack aisle alongside other ready-to-eat popcorns, chips, and healthier chip alternatives, sometimes featured on endcaps near movie-night displays or in grab-and-go impulse racks by the registers. It fits casual occasions — a movie night at home, game-day spreads, road-trip snack stashes, or a quick after-school treat — offering a convenient, single-serve option for shoppers who want a buttery snack without a long ingredient list. The brand positions itself as a “better-for-you” snacking choice aimed at health-conscious millennials and busy parents who want indulgence with fewer artificial ingredients; marketing leans on simple living, guilt-free snacking, and clean-label language. The front label highlights health halos like “no artificial ingredients or flavors,” “non-GMO,” and “gluten-free,” and the ingredient list includes organic elements (organic whey and organic butter) though the product itself is a processed, packaged snack. In plain processing terms, this is an industrially prepared, ready-to-eat popcorn made from popped kernels with added oil, dairy components, salt, and natural flavoring. Sensory cues are straightforward: light, crisp popped kernels with an even buttery coating and a slightly savory finish; the bag is thin, single-use retail packaging meant to be torn open and poured into a bowl, passed around at gatherings, or eaten straight from the bag. The ritual is familiar — settle in, open, share — a modern American convenience-food story that sits between homemade popcorn and more heavily engineered snack foods.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3.25 cups
Servings per Container: 4.5
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium190mg8%
Total Carbohydrate15g5%
Dietary Fiber3g11%
Total Sugars1g
Protein3g
* 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,, Organic, Whey, (Milk),, Organic, Butter, (Organic, Butter, (Organic, Cream,, Salt),, Organic, Nonfat, Dry, Milk),, Salt,, Natural, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

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

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Although the ingredient list is short and uses some organic dairy, this is an industrially manufactured, ready-to-eat packaged snack with added oils and a labeled "natural flavor," placing it in the ultra-processed category due to industrial processing and formulation.

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Common Questions about Skinny Pop Real Butter Popcorn

Whether Skinny Pop is 'healthy' can depend on your personal dietary goals. With 140 calories per serving and 3 grams of protein, it's a lower-calorie snack option compared to many chips or sweets. However, if you're looking for a high-protein or high-fiber option, you might want to look elsewhere.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

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