Popcorn

Popcorn is a snack food made by heating certain kinds of corn. There is a small amount of water inside the seeds, which causes them to explode. When the seed shell breaks a sharp noise is made. The name "pop" is because of this noise. After it pops it is white and fluffy.

Popcorn
Unpopped corn
Popped corn
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Commelinid
Order:
Poale
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Subspecies:
Z. m. everta
Trinomial name
Zea mays everta

Salt and melted butter is often added to popcorn. Sometimes caramel and other flavours are melted and mixed into the popcorn.

Popcorn is a popular food to eat at the cinema.

Kernel choking

Many accidents of choking on popcorn kernels were reported.[1] This is because the popcorn kernel does go into the airway and throat, and gets stuck. Many people want other people to take kernels out of the popcorn for children.[2]

Pre-popped and home popped

Popcorn that is already popped when you buy it is usually tastier and puffyer than just buying popcorn kernals and popping them with a microwave

References

https://www.nasimahealth.com/carbs-in-popcorn/ Archived 2020-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

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