Is anyone eating a bag of unpopped kernels?

yea popcorn is one of my fav snacks too and I have the same issue. we use a popcorn popper with little oil. I did not find it listed either???

Think about it: the weight and volume of an unpopped kernel vs the weight of a popped kernel are not the same.

So let's say you have 1 cup of unpopped kernel: you are going to have a lot more calories since it's so packed in there. If you have a cup of popped kernels, it's lower calorie wise.

Overall though, it's the same. Mesure it by volume.

I eat popcorn almost every day and I use this food entry for Air Popped Kernel as it is what I eat; kernels popped in a hot air popper without the oil.

It's my understanding that when the corn pops, some of the oil it's packaged with may be splattered onto the bag, and not stay with the food. Same with some of the husks on the kernels. This may cause small nutritional differences, so they list the info for both states. Plus, it makes it easier to count calories if you know what volume of popped kernels you ate, if you didn't eat the whole bag.

It's probably a legal requirement. Don't overthink it.

so here's what I found

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=107122