Americans love popcorn, eating 43 quarts of it per person every year.
Popcorn explodes when the water inside the kernel becomes super heated and creates 135 pounds of pressure per square inch on the starch inside the kernel causing it to explode. Uncontained popcorn kernels can jump up to 3 feet in the air.
Popcorn kernels explode to become over 35 times larger than their original size.
Popcorn pops into two basic shapes, a butterfly or a mushroom.
One cup of air-popped popcorn has 30 calories, popped in oil has 55. Lowfat microwave popcorn can have as little as 15 calories a cup.
Popcorn is a healthy, whole grain, low calorie snack.
