Popcorn Roundup
We analyzed 515 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Popcorn shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 515 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.
Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Popcorn you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

Popcorn
Ingredients: POPCORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTERMILK, AND SALT.
The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Smartfood delight air popped popcorn
Ingredients: Popcorn, expeller-pressed sunflower oil and sea salt.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cracker Jack Caramel Coated Popcorn and Peanuts 4.125 Ounces
Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Popcorn, Peanuts, Molasses, Salt, Corn and/or Soybean Oil, and Soy Lecithin. CONTAINS PEANUT AND SOY INGREDIENTS. Allergy Information: This product is made in a facility that also makes products containing tree nuts.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
- β High Sugar Content

Smartfood Popcorn White Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: Popcorn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, buttermilk, and salt.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Popcorn
Ingredients: POPCORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTERMILK, AND SALT.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Crispy n White
Ingredients: MaΓ―s SoufflΓ© Blanc (72%), Huile de Palme, Sel, ArΓ΄me Naturel (contient du lait et du soja)
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Microwave PopCorn - Butter Flavour
Ingredients: 100% whole grain non-gmo pop corn, corn oil, palm oil, salt, natural flavor, butter (cream, salt), dry buttermilk, tbhq and ascorbic acid to preserve freshness, annatto for color,
The Good
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Microwave Pop Corn
Ingredients: Pop Corn (61%), Palm Oil, Salt, Flavouring (contains milk, mustard and soy), Colour (E160b, E160c), Flavour Enhancer (E621, E635), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Antioxidant (E300, E392).
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

ORVILLE REDENBACHERS Light Butter Popcorn, 8.07 OZ
Ingredients: Whole Grain Popping Corn, Palm Oil, Salt, Color Added (Annatto, Turmeric, Paprika), Natural Flavors, Butter, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E for freshness). CONTAINS: MILK.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheddar Cheese Gourmet Popping Corn
Ingredients: POPPING CORN, PALM OIL, SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF: COLORED WITH YELLOW 5 LAKE AND YELLOW 6 LAKE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (INCLUDING MILK), BUTTER OIL, TBHQ, CITRIC ACID.
The Good
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Happy Mardi Gras Popcorn, Caramel
Ingredients: Popcorn, coconut oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, brown sugar, corn syrup, baking soda, lecithin, salt, butter flavor, water.
The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
- β High Sugar Content

Butter Natural Flavor Popcorn
Ingredients: Whole grain popcorn, salt, palm oil, natural and artificial flavor [milk], color added, freshness preserved by tbhq.
The Good
- β Low Sugar
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

microwavable popcorn - 94% fat free, butter natural flavor
Ingredients: Whole grain popcorn, salt, palm oil, natural and artificial flavor [milk], color added, freshness preserved by tbhq.
The Good
- β Low Sugar
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Popcorn
Ingredients: Whole grain popcorn, palm oil, isomalt, natural and artificial flavors, salt, soy lecithin, sucralose, freshness preserved by tbhq.
The Good
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Popcorn
Ingredients: Whole grain popcorn kernels, palm oil, salt, added color, natural and artificial flavor (milk), freshness preserved with tbhq.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Sea salt premium popcorn
Ingredients: Whole grain popcorn, palm oil, sea salt, freshness preserved by tbhq.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Popcorn
Ingredients: Whole grain popcorn, palm oil, salt, natural & artificial flavor [includes butter (cream, salt)], color added, freshness preserved by tbhq.
The Good
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Popcorn
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN POPCORN, PALM OIL, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR [MILK], COLOR ADDED, FRESHNESS PRESERVED BY TBHQ.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Microwave Popcorn, Butter Boom - Newman's Own
Ingredients: Whole grain popcorn, palm oil, sea salt, natural butter flavor, annatto extract (for color), vitamin e (for freshness).
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Crunchy Popcorn Shrimp
Ingredients: SHRIMP,BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NINCIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CONTAIN 2% OR LESS OF CITRIC ACID, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GARLIC POWER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHAT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), METHYCELLULOSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, SALT, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM BISULFITE (AS A PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE (TO RETAIN MOISTURE), SOY FLOUR, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, SUGAR, WHEY POWER, YEAST.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Mini Bags Popcorn
Ingredients: POPCORN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, BETA CAROTENE (FOR COLOR).
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Movie theater butter microwave popcorn count
Ingredients: Popcorn, partially hydrogenated soy oil, salt, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, beta-carotene (for color).
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Organic Popcorn Lightly Sea Salted
Ingredients: organic popcorn, organic expeller pressed oils (sunflower, safflower and/or canola oil), sea salt
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Popcorn Ball Twin Pack
Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Popcorn, Soybean Oil, Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin.
The Good
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Orville Redenbacher Butter Classic
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN POPPING CORN, PALM OIL, SALT, BUTTER, COLOR ADDED (ANNATTO, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA), NATURAL FLAVORS, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E FOR FRESHNESS). CONTAINS: MILK. CONAGRA BRANDSβ’ P.O. BOX 3534 CHICAGO, IL 60654
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Popcorn m&m minis
Ingredients: Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Salt), M&M'S MINIS (Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial & Natural Flavors), Sugar, Less than 2% Coloring (includes Blue 1 Lake, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 2), Corn Syrup, Dextrin, Cornstarch, Carnauba Wax), Popcorn, Sunflower Oil and/or Corn Oil and/or Canola Oil and/or Safflower Oil, Cane Sugar.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- β High Sugar Content

Popcorn Chicken Bites
Ingredients: Boneless Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF Vinegar, Salt, Whole Grain Yellow Corn Meal, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Leavening (Cream of Tartar, Sodium Bicarbonate), Spice, Yeast, Guar Gum, Extractives of Paprika, Natural Flavor, Black Pepper Extract. CONTAINS: Wheat.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed
