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the researchers discovered that the hulls of the popcorn -- the part that everyone hates for its tendency to get caught in the teeth -- actually has the highest concentration of polyphenols and fiber.
Vinson's team did the first study to calculate total polyphenols in popcorn. The amounts of these antioxidants were much higher than previously believed, he said. The levels of polyphenols rivaled those in nuts and were up to 15 times greater than whole-grain tortilla chips.
The new study found that the amount of polyphenols found in popcorn was up to 300 mg a serving compared to 114 mg for a serving of sweet corn and 160 mg for all fruits per serving. In addition, one serving of popcorn would provide 13 percent of an average intake of polyphenols a day per person in the U.S.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 173008.htm
The scientists acknowledged funding from the University of Scranton. Hmm?

Good news for me. I've only ever liked the hulls.

I don't believe the hulls can be digested. This means that all the stuff stuck inside them is worthless absorption-wise. Nice concept though.

Yes and no. If you take the time to thoroughly masticate the hulls you can release some of those nutrients. It's true that the body cannot chemically digest cellulose but you can mechanically digest it to the extent that you release nutrients trapped in the cells.

Does me no good. I haven't been to the movies in over a year.

LOL! That's the only part I eat. My wife eats the popcorn and I eat all that crap at the bottom of the bag.

Croatoa wrote:LOL! That's the only part I eat. My wife eats the popcorn and I eat all that crap at the bottom of the bag.

Cause that's where all the salt and butter collect.

Mrs. Gorilla is a popcorn snob the way other people are coffee, wine, or spirit snobs. She only buys the primo grade stuff, and only puts real butter on it, and refuses to eat the "garbage" (as she puts it) at the movie theater.

I got her one of these a couple of Christmases back:



And you woulda thought I'd boughten her a new Jag.

You know what? She's right. The premium kernels pop bigger and fluffier, and more of them pop, so there's less wastage.