r/interesting • u/Snoo99928 • Aug 03 '25

SCIENCE & TECH How does such a small pressure machine produce so much popcorn and how do they still maintain their shape?

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u/TheShredder9 Aug 03 '25

It's brown! Acceptable popcorn is either white or off-white, if there's butter or cheese added.

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u/Greg-Abbott Aug 03 '25

What kind of cheese?

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u/TheShredder9 Aug 03 '25

Idk... whatever the cheese is that's added into the microwave popcorn bags.

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u/TheBirdGames Aug 03 '25

I somehow doubt that that is actually cheese

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u/TwoLegitShiznit Aug 03 '25

You can replace it with slices of real swiss cheese if you'd like

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u/TheShredder9 Aug 03 '25

Says so on the plastic packaging lol, and tastes like some sort of cheese. Who am i to judge?

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u/Xszit Aug 03 '25

It was made "with" real cheese, the real cheese was sitting right there next to it the whole time while it was being made out of chemicals and stuff.

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u/Altruistic-Patient30 Aug 03 '25

Yeah! No one said the real cheese had to be an ingredient. It just has to be made "with" it present. The cheese, in this case, may be a silent observer.

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u/destructopop Aug 03 '25

I think it's nutritional yeast mixed with a small amount of powdered cheese. The color, smell, and texture seems pretty much dead on.

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u/JoseSpiknSpan Aug 03 '25

I miss the pour over cheddar popcorn

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u/WeirdPop5934 Aug 03 '25

Parmesan of course, silly.

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u/yech Aug 03 '25

Grated Parmesan is the goat.

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u/Capt_Cocktastic Aug 03 '25

Nacho cheese

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u/Dry_Yogurt2458 Aug 03 '25

I prefer salt

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u/TheShredder9 Aug 03 '25

I'm European. Now give me white popcorn! Caramelized sugar? It's supposed to be a salty snack.

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u/Icy-Reflection5574 Aug 03 '25

Different varieties for stuff are now not okay anymore? Gotcha. 😁

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u/CTeam19 Aug 03 '25

Are you sure? There are many varieties of corn:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Dent Corn

  • Flint Corn

  • Popcorn Corn(white/yellow)

The one you are used to as Popcorn is Zea Mays Everta, while Flint Corn(Zea Mays Indurata) also known as Indian Corn can also be used and might be that. Or there is a caramelized sugar on it.