Anyone who loves butter popcorn knows that just adding melted butter to popcorn doesn't result in a taste like the butter popcorn you buy at movie theaters.  This is because butter popcorn at the movies contains artificial butter flavor and yellow color

 Although there are many varieties of corn, there is only one that pops and makes popcorn. Zea Mays Everta is the scientific name of popcorn, having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to heat.

 The most popular flavors of popcorn are butter, caramel and cheddar cheese

 January 19th is National Popcorn Day

 Popcorn with seaweed and rice crackers (kaki mochi, arare, mochi crunch) is a unique concoction from Hawaii because seaweed and rice crackers are staple foods here.  Rice crackers are made from glutinous rice and flavored with soy sauce.  The seaweed is dried and made into thin sheets.

 In order to bring you the best popcorn, we bought and tested over 20 different varieties from all over the USA and world.  There is certainly a vast difference in taste, yield, size, and shape after popping

 We try our best to distinguish the Me Ke Aloha brand of popcorn by unique packaging

 Actually, as far as snacks go, caramel popcorn is a terrific healthy option: whole grain, high in fiber, vegan, and completely free of refined sugar, cholesterol, and trans-fats. Popcorn is high in polyphenol antioxidants (anti-inflammatory), vitamin B, manganese, and magnesium.  The sugar we use to make our caramel popcorn is brown sugar containing 3.5% molasses

 Popcorn is America’s Favorite Snack Food

Popcorn comes in various shapes and sizes, and the most popular are Butterfly and Mushroom

Caramel popcorn became wildly popular after Cracker Jacks started in 1872.  The popcorn-peanut-molasses candy coated combination is a hit even today