Flavacol Popcorn Seasoning Salt Ingredients

Flavacol, a buttery-flavored seasoning salt, is an iconic popcorn topping. It has been reported that Flavacol, a Gold Medal brand, is the most widely-used secret ingredient in movie theater popcorn in the world.

Original Flavacol provides a blend of salty and buttery flavors. To help ensure a thorough, even coating on each handful of popcorn, the seasoning salt is added to popcorn kernels and oil before popping.

The specialty Flavacol flavoring salt can also be used to season vegetables, potatoes, or other foods such as fried chicken.

Flavacol seasoning has zero calories per serving.

Read this packaged food nutrition for the full list of nutrition facts and ingredients in Flavacol popcorn seasoning salt.

Types of Popcorn Seasoning

Here is a quick description of Gold Medal brand seasoning products for salty or sweet popcorn flavors.

Original Flavacol is a unique salt flake used by concession stands, cinemas, and other food service venues to flavor popcorn. It’s added to the popcorn kernels prior to popping.
Glaze Pop is a flavoring and coloring agent that creates a sweet coating on popcorn. It’s available in a variety of flavors, including caramel, chocolate, and cinnamon, among others. Add Glaze Pop to the kernels and oil prior to popping.
Pop-N-Glaze is another popcorn coating that is added to the corn kernels with the oil prior to popping. The glaze creates a frosted sweet kettle corn. According to the Gold Medal packaging, the molten sugar glaze contains a special ingredient that bonds with the cooking oil to protect against burning.
Pop-A-Lot Butter Topping Oil is a buttery-flavored oil designed for popping popcorn. it contains artificial flavors and beta carotene for color

Cartons of Flavacol, Pop-n-Glaze, Glaze Pop

Ingredients in Flavacol

Flavacol is made using a proprietary process that creates salt flakes rather than salt crystals. Flakes adhere to popped popcorn better than crystals.

Accordingly, Flavacol flakes provide a bolder, yet even and thorough flavor compared to traditional salt.

No MSG
Contains artificial colors and artificial flavors

flavacol popcorn seasoning

Ingredients in Original Flavacol

Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavors, FD&C Yellow No. 5 Lake, FD&C Yellow No. 6 Lake

Ingredients in Pop-N-Glaze

Sugar, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial Flavor

Contains soy.

Ingredients in Glaze Pop

Sugar, Brown Sugar, Molasses, Artificial Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Salt, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1

Contains soy.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

In April 2025, the FDA announced measures to phase out petroleum-based synthetic food dyes, including FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2. Manufacturers have until the end of 2026 to remove the dye (and six other synthetic dyes) from foods and beverages.

Calories in Flavacol

There are zero calories in one teaspoon of original Flavacol Seasoning Salt.

However, calories vary by type of product. Gold Medal’s product line of seasoning includes Pop-n-Glaze and Glaze Pop.

Flavacol has 0 calories per serving
Pop-n-Glaze has 110 calories per serving (1 oz)
Glaze Pop has 110 calories per serving (1 oz)

Glaze Pop Calories

All of the calories in Pop-n-Glaze and Glaze Pop are derived from carbohydrates. Moreover, essentially all of the carbohydrates are added sugars.

Nutrition Facts: Flavacol

Review the table below for nutrition facts in Original Flavacol popcorn seasoning.

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Amount (%DV) per 1 teaspoon (7g)

Red indicates a high %DV.

Calories	0	%DV
Total Fat	0g	0%
Saturated Fat	0g	0%
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	2740mg	114% (HIGH)
Carbohydrates	0g	0%
Dietary Fiber	0g	0%
Total Sugars	0g
Protein	0g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

Daily Value

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Daily Value (%DV) measures the amount of a nutrient per serving of food, relative to the recommended limit. Use %DV to compare and select foods for a balanced diet.

As shown in the chart below, one teaspoon is high in sodium.

	%DV	Level
Sodium	114%	HIGH

2,740mg sodium exceeds the recommended daily limit

%DV based on 2,000 calorie diet. FDA suggests a %DV of 5% or less is low and 20% or more is high.

Calculate Daily Value of Sodium

To calculate %DV, divide the amount of a nutrient in one serving by the FDA-recommended daily limit.

An example is shown in the data table below. A single teaspoon of Flavacol contains 2,740 mg of sodium, which is 114% of the 2,300 mg recommended maximum amount to consume in one full day.

Flavacol	per Serving	Daily Limit*	Daily Value
Sodium	2740mg	2300mg	114%

*Based on FDA general nutrition advice for an adult following 2,000 calorie daily diet.

Nutrition Facts: Glaze Pop

Review the table below for nutrition facts in Gold Medal Glaze Pop and Pop-n-Glaze popcorn sweet kettle and flavor glazes.

glaze Pop and pop-n-glaze

Amount (%DV) per 1 oz (28g)

Red indicates a high %DV.

	Glaze Pop Caramel	Pop-N-Glaze Kettle
Calories	110	110
Total Fat	0g	0g
Saturated Fat	0g	0g
Trans Fat	0g	0g
Cholesterol	0mg	0g
Sodium	75mg	55mg
Carbohydrates	28g	28g
Dietary Fiber	0g	0g
Total Sugars	27g	28g
Protein	0g	0g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

Total Sugars

Although the Original Flavacol has zero sugars, specialty flavors such as Pop-n-Glaze and Glaze Pop are high in total sugars per serving.

Original Flavacol has zero sugar
Pop-n-Glaze has 28 grams total sugars per serving
Glaze Pop has 27 grams total sugars per serving

Added Sugars

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which manages the MyPlate program aimed at educating Americans about healthy eating, states the importance of cutting back on Added Sugars.

Sugar is listed as the first ingredient in Pop-n-Glaze popcorn glaze flavoring
Glaze Pop is made with sugar, brown sugar, and molasses

Added sugars are a nutrient to get less of.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Note: Examples of added sugars used in commercially processed foods include fructose, maple syrup, cane juice, corn syrup, dextrose, and other sweeteners such as table sugar.

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Daily Value (%DV) is based on a 2,000 calorie diet, the standard measure used by the FDA for general nutrition advice. Calorie needs vary. Your %DV may be higher or lower depending on height, weight, and physical activity.

Allergens

Pop ‘N Glaze and Glaze Pop sweet popcorn coatings are made with soy.

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Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Gold Medal official website. Original designs by Nutrition & Ingredients for packaged food nutrition research and commentary.