Surprising : Benefits Of Popcorn For Health

Benefits Of Popcorn For Health - Who is not familiar with the Popcorn, one of the snack food that has tremendous benefits and whether love to eat popcorn? This is good news for you who like popcorn. Scientists at the University of Scranton Pennsylvania unveiled their invention of the popcorn.

Light snacks are commonly eaten when it turned out to movies contain antioxidants that help fight harmful molecules. Alleged plain popcorn a good diet to a low calorie content. Moreover, it has a higher antioxidant content than fruits and vegetables.

The polyphenols contained in popcorn they help fight the harmful molecules that damage cells. Antioxidant content of the popcorn is higher because it contains only four per cent of water. Meanwhile, fruits and vegetables contain up to 90 percent water.

Researchers found that one serving of popcorn contains 300 mg of antioxidants. This amount is almost double the 160mg for all fruit per serving. They also found that the popcorn has the highest concentration of antioxidants and fiber.

But researchers warn even though it contains a lot of antioxidants, popcorn does not contain any vitamins or other essential nutrients found in fruits and vegetables.