Popcorn

Popcorn
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	Unpopped corn
	Popped corn
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperm
(unranked):	Monocot
(unranked):	Commelinid
Order:	Poale
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Zea
Species:	Z. mays
Subspecies:	Z. m. everta
Trinomial name
	Zea mays everta;

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 being cooked inside an microwave oven

Salt and melted butter are often added to popcorn. Sometimes caramel and other flavors 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]

Popcorn Media

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Improved No. 2 Wagon by C. Cretors & Co. "A durable, convenient and attractive machine, which is bound to give satisfaction and prove a profitable instrument, either as a "side line" in connection with your present business or as an independent vocation. This machine is larger and of heavier construction than our No. 2 Wagon shown on page 24."
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Specimen of Zea mays everta
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An ear of popcorn grown in an Oklahoma organic garden
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The sequence of a kernel popping
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An in-home hot-air popcorn maker
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A commercial pop corn making machine
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Popcorn street vendor, Dōng Gǎng Lù road, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (东岗路, 太原, 山西, 中国). The popping kettle is visible in black at the center of the picture.
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Popcorn being cooked in a pan
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"Mushroom"-shaped popcorn, left, is less fragile and less tender than "butterfly"-shaped, right.
Popcorn grown in Mozambique and sold in the marketplace

References

Archived 2020-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "2-Year-Old Chokes on Popcorn, Family Begs World to Take Warning". 23 November 2016.

[2] "Mom warns about dangers of popcorn after toddler accidentally inhales kernels".

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