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micro popcorn

suziblues2000
suziblues2000 Posts: 515 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Why does microwave popcorn have more calories before it's popped?

Every time I read the calories it's like: 120 calories unpopped 2 Tbs
40 calories one cup popped

Why? And who in the heck would even eat it 'unpopped'?

thanks.

Replies

  • CFAITH_WARD
    CFAITH_WARD Posts: 281 Member
    one cup of unpopped corn is much more then one cup popped....and I know no one who would eat it unpopped
  • sunnysmile
    sunnysmile Posts: 1,192
    Hmmm. am guessing but likely your 2 tbs unpopped makes 3 cups popped, probably the same calories overall. Myself I use the unpopped reference when counting the calories ... easier to measure a TBS of unpopped kernels than a cup popped.
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
    Serving size is different.
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