Heat up that kernel, and the water molecules locked inside will expand until the pressure and heat cause the starch to inflate and explode, bursting the hull and turning the kernel inside-out.
What you have left after this popping occurs is a filling, low-calorie, whole-grain food packed with fiber. Along with fiber, popcorn is a source of polyphenols—a type of plant antioxidant linked to improved cell health.
Most fruits and vegetables are mainly water—meaning you have to eat a relatively large portion of them to get meaningful amounts of their healthful nutrients, Vinson says.
Popcorn is a much more condensed source of antioxidants. But while popcorn in its natural state is a snack you can feel good about, how you prepare it can lessen its healthful properties. Research has linked the coatings used in microwave popcorn to health issues. Reports from the Environmental Working Group and others have also revealed that some chemicals used to coat microwave popcorn bags and keep the oils inside from leaching through are likely carcinogens.
Those reports led the FDA to ban some of these chemicals from popcorn bags and other consumer goods. While those health concerns associated with pre-bagged microwave popcorn are not definitive, other prep methods are probably safer choices, Taylor says.
Nutrition Desserts and Snacks Popcorn. Reviewed by Sylvie Tremblay, MSc. Sylvie Tremblay, MSc. Sylvie Tremblay holds a Master of Science in molecular and cellular biology, and has years of experience as a cancer researcher and geneticist. Lindsay Boyers. Lindsay Boyers is a holistic nutritionist with a Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition and a certificate in holistic nutrition consulting. She has a background in functional nutrition and is currently studying for her RD exam.
In addition to contributing to Livestrong. While convenient on paper, PFCs are scientifically understudied and are only recently beginning to be connected to increased health risks. While PFCs may be hard to avoid in other products, we can certainly avoid this chemical in our popcorn bag. But aside from Diacetyl and PFCs, perhaps the more obvious reason microwave popcorn has taken a backseat to air-popped and stovetop as a preferred snack alternative is because of the other unnecessary additives found in the bag.
While the actual popcorn kernels in microwave popcorn are not genetically modified, many brands use GMO-derived ingredients like corn oil, soy oil or soy lecithin. Until more brands adopt healthier, non-lined microwave popcorn options, I recommend grabbing a bag of ready-made popcorn. You can use a stove or hot air popper to make homemade popcorn.
You can still add a drizzle of olive oil and sea salt , coconut oil , or red palm oil to your homemade popcorn for a healthy and tasty treat. But remember, adding the wrong flavoring or ingredients to your homemade popcorn can turn your otherwise low-calorie snack into a fatty, salty overload.
Popcorn is as healthy — or unhealthy — as you make it. From reducing waste to recycling and upcycling, our e-book shows simple ways to make choices you can feel good about. What about grabbing a bottle of the kernels and making it on the stove with corn oil? Is that bad? Use olive oil or whatever you like. Thankfully, the microwave popcorn that's sold today is much healthier than the same product that was on the market about three years ago, but the pre-packaged movie snack still has some improving to do before you should stock your cabinets with it and start snacking away.
Keep reading for more info on the evolution of microwave popcorn, and get some nutritious snack ideas with help from this list of 40 Healthy Snack Ideas to Keep You Slim! Diacetyl is an organic compound and flavoring chemical with an intensely buttery flavor. Though it naturally occurs in foods such as butter, honey, and beer, it's also added in higher concentrations to items including butter-flavored microwave popcorn, potato chips, and e-cigarettes, and has been linked to severe respiratory disease.
Toxicology studies have shown that vapors from heated butter flavorings can cause damage to airways in animals, and, according to the CDC , additional research has shown that when humans are continuously exposed to diacetyl fumes such as those working in microwave popcorn plants they can develop what's known as bronchiolitis obliterans or "popcorn lung.
While diacetyl has been formally banned as a flavoring and e-liquid in the United Kingdom, the U.
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