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Popped Maize

Popped maize is maize whose kernels have expanded into a light, airy food through heating.

Popped Maize — illustrative ingredient image

About Popped Maize

Popped maize is maize whose kernels have expanded through heating into a light, airy, irregularly shaped food. It can be eaten as a snack or used as a cereal-like component, served plain, salted, sweetened, or combined with other ingredients.

The resulting pieces usually have a crisp exterior, a porous interior, and a toasted grain flavour. Colour and size are influenced by the maize used and the heating process, neither of which is specified here.

Popped maize can refer broadly to expanded maize, while “popcorn” commonly identifies the familiar snack made from suitable popping kernels. The generic identity is retained; preparation and added ingredients alter appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for popped maize

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English

popped maize

English

popped corn

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Popped Maize nutrition & diet

Popped Maize nutritional value

Snacks, popcorn, air-popped

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
387kcal
Protein
12.9g
Carbs
77.8g
Fat
4.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Interpret popped maize as expanded kernels of the confirmed maize type, using the edible popped portion and accounting for unpopped kernels. Preparation details matter: dry heating, oil popping, seasoning, sweet coatings, and compression into snack products are distinct forms for reference matching.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specified popped maize type and finished form, distinguishing plain, oil-popped, seasoned, sweetened, compressed, or coated products.

Diet considerations

Popped maize is plant-derived and cereal-based when it consists of expanded maize kernels. Added butter, dairy seasoning, animal fat, honey, caramel, or other coatings can change compatibility. Since it remains a grain product, portion size and sweet or savory additions affect the carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Snacks, popcorn, air-popped ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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