Either that or the missing 8 grams are just steam and water weight — the calories didn’t really vanish, just got lighter.
suusuusuru on
Unpopped probably assumes you eat the whole slab, butter and all. After you pop it, not all the melted fats stick to the popcorn likely accounting for the difference
SmedleyPeabody on
What kind of monster is eating unpopped microwave popcorn?
jss342 on
Girl, same.
garysaidwhat on
Ever notice how much fat is impregnated in the bag afterward? This ain’t rocket appliances, like the man said.
Sorry-Climate-7982 on
For some reason it also appears to lose 8 grams of mass??!!
Doubt if that is due to some kind of fission reaction.
Aggressive-Secret103 on
Calories are a measurement of energy burned a poped corn has lost some of it potential energy so less calories makes sense
waloshin on
Lacking brain cells lacking! So does the grams! 🙄 49 grams unpopped bs 41 popped of course there is less calories with less grams!
Norwester77 on
Including nutrition information for unpopped popcorn is a bit strange, as it’s rather difficult to eat that way…
HSRTA on
Experience tells me 40 calories of butter end up microwaved into the packaging
Musashi10000 on
The popcorn loses mass when popped (don’t ask me what mass or where or how) according to this packaging. 49g of unpopped gives 41g of popped, which is 83.673% (some other decimal places after that) of the original mass. The calories are 250 for unpopped, and 210 for popped, which is 84% of the original calories.
They’re literally just accounting for the lost mass.
Nathanlee213 on
You might even say this popcorn “burns” calories when it pops
nejithegenius on
Makes it seem a little healthier
hammerblaze on
Its because more kernals unpopped fit in a cup then popped
gkpetrescue on
Holy crap! I just looked at the popcorn in my cupboard not 10 min ago and noticed this and was like huh that’s weird.
It also loses a little fat.
cwright017 on
I suspect it’s because they are assuming not all of it will pop, hence the missing 8g in mass.
___mm_ll-U-ll_mm___ on
Rub your hand inside the bag after emptying it if you really want them. Those calories are stuck to the walls
dotnetdotcom on
Apparently it loses mass too. On the box: 49g unpopped, 41g popped.
Tha_Rider on
Carrots gain in calories when u cook them.
lgq7 on
Maybe they’re accounting for kernels that stay unpopped. You’re not expecting to eat those kernels.
le_aerius on
And it has OMG cholesterol!
Jenicillin on
That’s interesting that it loses fat, salt and carbs. I guess those energy sources are used up in the heating process?
KatEmpire on
It doesn’t, it’s because there’s a 16% decrease in the weight they use to measure the popped vs u popped, which accounts for the 16% decrease in calories
Harfosaurus on
Microwave popcorn is one of the major sources of PFOAs (forever chemicals) in our daily lives now… time to stop eating them
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Either that or the missing 8 grams are just steam and water weight — the calories didn’t really vanish, just got lighter.
Unpopped probably assumes you eat the whole slab, butter and all. After you pop it, not all the melted fats stick to the popcorn likely accounting for the difference
What kind of monster is eating unpopped microwave popcorn?
Girl, same.
Ever notice how much fat is impregnated in the bag afterward? This ain’t rocket appliances, like the man said.
For some reason it also appears to lose 8 grams of mass??!!
Doubt if that is due to some kind of fission reaction.
Calories are a measurement of energy burned a poped corn has lost some of it potential energy so less calories makes sense
Lacking brain cells lacking! So does the grams! 🙄 49 grams unpopped bs 41 popped of course there is less calories with less grams!
Including nutrition information for unpopped popcorn is a bit strange, as it’s rather difficult to eat that way…
Experience tells me 40 calories of butter end up microwaved into the packaging
The popcorn loses mass when popped (don’t ask me what mass or where or how) according to this packaging. 49g of unpopped gives 41g of popped, which is 83.673% (some other decimal places after that) of the original mass. The calories are 250 for unpopped, and 210 for popped, which is 84% of the original calories.
They’re literally just accounting for the lost mass.
You might even say this popcorn “burns” calories when it pops
Makes it seem a little healthier
Its because more kernals unpopped fit in a cup then popped
Holy crap! I just looked at the popcorn in my cupboard not 10 min ago and noticed this and was like huh that’s weird.
It also loses a little fat.
I suspect it’s because they are assuming not all of it will pop, hence the missing 8g in mass.
Rub your hand inside the bag after emptying it if you really want them. Those calories are stuck to the walls
Apparently it loses mass too. On the box: 49g unpopped, 41g popped.
Carrots gain in calories when u cook them.
Maybe they’re accounting for kernels that stay unpopped. You’re not expecting to eat those kernels.
And it has OMG cholesterol!
That’s interesting that it loses fat, salt and carbs. I guess those energy sources are used up in the heating process?
It doesn’t, it’s because there’s a 16% decrease in the weight they use to measure the popped vs u popped, which accounts for the 16% decrease in calories
Microwave popcorn is one of the major sources of PFOAs (forever chemicals) in our daily lives now… time to stop eating them