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Salt & Vinegar

Contains artificial butter flavoring

Mushroom popcorn is made with coconut oil and vinegar flavoring. It has 3 g added sugar and includes artificial butter flavoring and modified food starch.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairyContains corn
$10.00 lowest price at Goldie Pops
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
130caloriesPer serving · 1 CUP (20g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
290mg▼
Saturated fat
8g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Non-GMO jumbo mushroom popcorn, organic coconut oil, beta-carotene, artificial butter flavoring, sodium diacetate, salt, fructose, vinegar powder (modified food starch), sodium citrate, malic acid, tricalcium phosphate, Himalayan pink salt
51 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%25
Ingredients · counts 30%86
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%70
Transparency · counts 10%62
Why it scores 51
Nutrition 25 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (290 mg), more saturated fat (8 g); 3 g added sugar per 1 CUP
Ingredients 86 · Added phosphates (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Popcorn with flavoring, modified starch, acids and added fructose
Sourcing 70 · The product states its sugar is organic and its kernels and coconut oil are non-GMO
Transparency 62 · Complete ingredient list, but it includes artificial butter flavoring
Artificial butter flavoring
3 g added sugar
Modified food starch
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for added phosphates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Non-GMO jumbo mushroom popcorn Organic coconut oil Beta-carotene Artificial butter flavoring Sodium diacetate Salt Fructose Vinegar powder (modified food starch) Sodium citrate Malic acid Tricalcium phosphate Himalayan pink salt
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Malic acid (E296)AcidNo risk
The natural acid in apples; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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