What is the special candy for popcorn?

Saccharin is usually used as a special sugar for popcorn.

Traditional popcorn is made by heating corn in a small converter at high temperature. Some saccharin may be added to taste, but margarine fat will not be added. Although the fat content of traditional popcorn is not high, the traditional small converter may release lead at high temperature.

The food counters in cinemas are all baked with electric appliances. Modern production technology reduces the risk of lead harm to human body, so there is no need to worry about its lead pollution.

There are too many additives in modern popcorn, and a lot of margarine, essence and pigment are often added in the production process, which increases the energy and trans fatty acid content of popcorn, thus increasing the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the risk of zinc deficiency after eating.

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Because popcorn is easy to get wet, it will lose its crisp and delicious flavor after getting wet, so it is not easy to keep popcorn for too long, so it should be eaten fresh. If you want to store it, be sure to put it in a ventilated and dry place to prevent it from getting wet.

When popcorn is processed, in order to make the taste more attractive, a lot of margarine will be added, and some popcorn flavors will be added; In order to make popcorn more beautiful, we should add some pigments to it and put on beautiful coats.

Many high-grade popcorn is made from non-trans fats such as coconut oil and palm oil. In addition, corn itself is rich in nutrients, which can make popcorn delicious and nutritious, so it can also be very healthy.

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