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Act II · 70g / 150g pouch · Packaged Snacks (Extruded / Savoury)

Act II Popcorn Butter Delite

Don't Eat

High sodium and palm oil content make this ultra-processed microwave popcorn a poor choice for regular snacking per ICMR/WHO guidelines.

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Fig. 01 · 70g / 150g pouch · web-sourced

§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Red = warning
01/06Sugar loadClear

Flagged GREEN per the <5g/100g added/free sugar threshold, based on the research note that free sugars are <5g/100g estimated from similar products and that no added sugars dominate the profile. However, this is an estimate and the provided ingredient list does not mention sugar; label-confirmed sugars/added sugars are not provided, so certainty is limited.

02/06Processing tierRed

Flagged RED because the product is described as NOVA 4 (ultra-processed) in the research, with added flavourings and additives (e. g. , Emulsifier (E322), Antioxidant (E319), Flavour Enhancer (E621)) in the ingredient list. It also fails other axes (fat profile and sodium are both red), meeting the RED rule for processing tier.

03/06Fat profileRed

Flagged RED because the nutrition panel in the research lists saturated fat 12–18g per 100g, which is well above the >5g/100g threshold for solids. The ingredient list also includes palm oil, a high-saturated-fat fat source.

04/06SodiumRed

Flagged RED because the research reports sodium 1400mg per 100g, exceeding the ≥625mg/100g threshold for solids. This level is consistent with an ingredient list that includes iodised salt plus flavour enhancer (E621).

05/06Marketing deceptionWatch

Flagged YELLOW because the research notes that the name/positioning 'Butter Delite' implies butter-like qualities while the ingredient list shows palm oil and butter flavour (not butter as an ingredient). No specific ASCI/FSSAI ruling is provided in the research for this product variant, so the stronger RED threshold is not met.

06/06Regulatory historyClear

Flagged GREEN because the research states no FSSAI notices, recalls, or lab failures were found specific to the Butter Delite variant as of 2026. The provided sources are product listing pages rather than enforcement records, so this is based on absence of surfaced evidence in the research.

§05 — Timeline

01 Jan 1990
Act II brand launch in India
Brand History · ref 1
01 Jan 2018
Expansion to Indian desi flavours including Butter Delite
Brand Site · ref 2

§04 — Evidence Trail

01Act II Instant Popcorn Butter Delite Flavour Snacks 450 g Pouch — mystore.in02Act II Butter Delite Instant Popcorn 70 g — panchamrutha.com
Assessed under donteat.in methodology v1 · six-axis framework.

§06 — Ingredients

Popping Corn, Palm Oil, Iodised Salt, Butter Flavour, Emulsifier (E322), Antioxidant (E319), Acidity Regulator (E330), Flavour Enhancer (E621-INS 621).