Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Shelf-Stable Popcorn

Shelf-stable popcorn: typically 5.6 g of protein per 100 g (median of 19 products). The shelf-stable popcorn with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 16 shelf-stable popcorn with complete data.

  1. 1 Protein Popcorn Truffle and White Cheddar

    Protein Popcorn Truffle and White Cheddar

    ALTQUA · 30 g
    d NOVA 4 500 kcal 3.3 g sugar 23.3 g protein 33.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Protein Popcorn Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn

    Protein Popcorn Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn

    Krnoud · 1.5 oz
    e NOVA 4 500 kcal 16.7 g sugar 23.3 g protein 30 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  3. 3 Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese Popcorn

    Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese Popcorn

    Cabot Creamery · 4.5 oz
    e NOVA 4 607 kcal 7.1 g sugar 14.3 g protein 42.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  4. 4 Sea Salt Popcorn

    Sea Salt Popcorn

    Kirkland · 0.65 oz
    d NOVA 3 556 kcal 0 g sugar 11.1 g protein 38.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Popcorn Kettle Corn

    Popcorn Kettle Corn

    Well Market · 2.5 unit
    e NOVA 3 500 kcal 25 g sugar 7.1 g protein 21.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Kettle Gourmet

    Kettle Gourmet

    Farmer Jon's Popcorn · 30 oz
    e NOVA 3 393 kcal 28.6 g sugar 7.1 g protein 21.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Buttered popcorn

    Buttered popcorn

    Winco Foods · 5.25 oz
    d NOVA 4 552 kcal 0 g sugar 6.9 g protein 37.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Buffalo ranch popcorn

    Buffalo ranch popcorn

    Trader Joe's · 30 g
    e NOVA 4 600 kcal 3.3 g sugar 6.7 g protein 46.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Netflix Popcorn Chilli Thriller

    Netflix Popcorn Chilli Thriller

    Heimatgut · 75g
    e NOVA 4 480 kcal 29.2 g sugar 5.6 g protein 21.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Pop Corn

    Pop Corn

    Gourmet Cafe · .70 oz
    d NOVA 4 450 kcal 35 g sugar 5 g protein 17.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published shelf-stable popcorn on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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