The World of Organic Popcorn

Sep 16
18:39

2014

Dave J Mitchell

Dave J Mitchell

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Organic popcorn a delicious treat with healthy benefits.

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I love snacks and consider myself a popcorn enthusiast and connoisseur,The World of Organic Popcorn Articles as it has been an unintended substitute for several of my meals.  Many snacks and variations of snacks are often extremely unhealthy when we use additives to make them tastier.  This snack is no exception, when butter and salt are added this semi healthy snack becomes an enemy to the heart.  When the kernels are grown organically, and both butter and salt are omitted, it can be one of the healthiest snacks available.

Traditionally popcorn was grown with more environmentally conscious methods that do not use pesticides, food additives, chemicals and are genetically modified organisms (GMO) free.  These methods ensure choosing kernels grown organically are not only healthy, but a tasty choice.  The absolutely healthiest method to cook kernels is with hot air using an air popper machine, but a traditional popper using olive oil can be a great alternative.  Popcorn provides many health benefits such as lowering blood sugar, offers more than half of the daily fiber intake and is an excellent source of antioxidants that help curb the development of cancers.

Popped corn needs around 14% moisture to properly explode the hull of the kernel, resulting in either a mushroom shape or a snowflake shape, the latter being the most popular for consumption.  Most maize is grown in the US, specifically in the Midwest in the states of Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska, Indiana and Missouri, in the region referred to as the Corn Belt. Nebraska is the state that grows the most popcorn, which is obvious to anyone who has driven through the state.  Many farms throughout the Corn Belt produce traditionally grown popcorn kernels, often next to other farms growing the non organically grown kernels, but the demand for modified corn is higher because of the widespread availability and the significant price reduction.  Organic popcorn can cost more than 2 to 3 times what traditional modified kernels can cost.  Despite the higher cost many consumers are turning to organic products, specifically organic kernels, for their snack choice.

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