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Nebraska produces an estimated 250 million pounds of popcorn per year—more than any other state. This is equivalent to a quarter of all the popcorn the United States produces every year. https://goo.gl/fnOGLd Americans eat around 17 billion quarts of popcorn every year. This amount would fill the Empire State Building 18 times. Some other videos you may like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKM56eekGfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAjx8Sv3BI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_p5GPzvBcI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_p5GPzvBcI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxrlJfDXQuU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IfhzGOtdqg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9RuUMtsMLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzoAvqFT8pM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pxn3Zf88PM Americans eat more popcorn than any other country. Most of the popcorn eaten around the world is grown in the United States. Both the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association say that popcorn can be exchanged for bread for people on weight control diets. Popcorn is the official snack of Illinois. Since 1958, there has been an annual “Popcorn Day. Popcorn kernels can pop up to 3 feet in the air. Unpopped popcorn should not be stored in the refrigerator. The refrigerator will dry out the moisture in the kernels. Without the moisture, popcorn will not pop. The ideal place to store popcorn is in a cool, dry cupboard. The world’s largest popcorn ball was 12 feet in diameter and weighed 5,000 pounds. It required 2,000 pounds of corn, 40,000 pounds of sugar, 280 gallons of corn syrup, and 400 gallons of water. Popcorn has more protein than any other cereal grain. It also has more iron than eggs or roast beef. It has more fiber than pretzels or potato chips. There are about 1,600 popcorn kernels in 1 cup. Two tablespoons of unpopped kernels produce a quart of popcorn for about 25 cents. Popped popcorn comes in two shapes: “snowflake” or “mushroom.” Because “snowflake” shaped popcorn is bigger, movie theaters typically sell that shape. When explorer Felix de Azara visited Paraguay in the 18th century, he noted that the people would place kernels on a tassel and then when it was boiled in fat or oil, the grains would burst. Women would adorn their hair at night with the popcorn. In ancient times, people would make popcorn by heating sand in a fire and then stirring kernels of popcorn in the hot sand. Approximately 70% of popcorn sold in America is eaten in the home. The other 30% is eaten in theaters, stadiums, school, etc. By volume, popcorn is America’s favorite snack food. Unpopped popcorn makes up about 90% of sales for home consumption. Autumn is the peak time for popcorn consumption, followed by the winter months. Popcorn sales taper off during the spring and summer. While it is a popular story, there is no evidence that Native Americans brought the Pilgrims popcorn at the Thanksgiving dinner. While Native Americans in South America, Central America, and the southwestern region of the U.S ate popcorn, there is no evidence that Native Americans in Massachusetts or Virginia did. There are six major maize types: pod corn, sweet corn, flour corn, dent corn, flint corn, and popcorn. Popcorn kernels come in three shapes: rice, pearl, and South American. Most commercial popcorn is the pearl type. The major trait shared by all types of popcorn kernels is their ability to explode and create a flake when kernels are exposed to heat.