
Wise White Cheddar Popcorn
What You Should Know
Wise White Cheddar Popcorn is a single-serve, 2.25-ounce foil snack bag you’ll find in the grocery snack aisle tucked beside potato chips, other branded popcorns and party munchies — often on endcaps near soda or party platters during promotions. It fits quick-stop runs for movie night, last-minute party snacks, road trips, or after-school treats. The Wise brand trades on midwestern, value-oriented appeal: approachable, a little retro, marketed toward families and budget-conscious shoppers who want a familiar, flavorful snack rather than a premium artisanal product. Packaging features bold, high-contrast graphics and often touts “made with real cheese” or similar cheese-forward calls; there are no organic or natural-certification badges and no clinical health claims. On the label you’ll spot sensory promises — “white cheddar” and “bold flavor” — creating a savory indulgence halo despite the short ingredient list revealing industrial additives. In plain terms, this is a manufactured, ready-to-eat snack: popped corn coated with cheese powders, stabilizers and powdered dairy ingredients rather than a fresh-prepared item. Eating it is a ritual of crackly, airy popcorn with a powdery, tangy white-cheddar coating that can leave your fingers dusted; the bag’s thin foil keeps it crunchy and portable. People tear it open during movies, share it at tailgates, or toss a bag into backpacks for travel. Nutritionally it reads like a salty, calorie-light-but-sodium-forward snack — satisfying and convenient, built for instant flavor rather than culinary subtlety.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
Popcorn,, Vegetable, Oil, (Contains, One, or, More, of, the, Following:, Corn,, Cottonseed,, Sunflower, or, Canola, Oil),, Cheddar, Cheese, (Milk,, Cheese, Culture,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Whey,, Maltodextrin,, Butter, (Cream,, Salt),, Buttermilk, Solids,, Salt,, Whey, Protein, Concentrate,, Sodium, Phosphate,, Blue, Cheese, (Milk,, Cheese, Culture,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Citric, Acid,, Lactic, Acid..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •corn - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •cottonseed - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Contains industrial formulations—maltodextrin, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate—and flavored cheese powders typical of ultraprocessed ready-to-eat snacks, so it falls into NOVA group 4.
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Common Questions about Wise White Cheddar Popcorn
Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! At 150 calories per serving, with 11g of fat and just 2g of sugar, it's a decent snack option if you're looking for something tasty to munch on. But if you're comparing it to, say, raw veggies, it's not exactly in the same league. It's all about balance!
