Perfect pop!You're gorging gorging Nutrition The consumption of 1 or 2 'mega-meals'/day, linked to ↑ total cholesterol, LDL-C, apolipoprotein B. See Bingeing. Cf Nibbling. on popcorn when--CRACK!--you bite into a rock-hard, unpopped kernel. At last, scientists have discovered why these kernels fail to pop. Popcorn bursts into a fluffy treat when fluid in the kernel heats up. The moisture expands, pushing against the kerners outer layer. When the pressure builds enough, the kernel explodes. Bruce Hamaker, a food chemist at Purdue University Purdue University (pərdy  `, -d`), main campus at West Lafayette, Ind. in Indiana, found that some kernels' structure lets moisture leak out Verb 1. leak out - be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"leak get around, get out, break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" during heating. Result: Low pressure and no popped corn. Good news? The study may help producers weed out leaky leak·y adj. leak·i·er, leak·i·est Permitting leaks or leakage: a leaky roof; a leaky defense system. Adj. 1. varieties of popcorn. |
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