Date post: | 25-Dec-2014 |
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POPCORN POPPING!
by Brynne G.
BRANDS
Wal-Mart/Great Value
Jolly Time
Orville Redenbacher Gourmet
TEMPERATURE
Room Temperature
Refrigerator
Freezer
Kernels (left Great Value center Jolly
Time right is Redenbacher)
The whirly pop popcorn popper
Question?
How many unpopped kernels are there left out of 300?
Is one brand better?
Does storage temperature matter?
SET-UP
Purchase popcorn from Wal-Mart on January 14th.
Store 300 kernels of each brand at each temperature for a total of 9 samples
Store for 16 days
Pop each sample in the whirly-pop for 90 seconds with 1 tablespoon of hot oil.
RESULTSNumber of unpopped
kernelsGreat Value Jolly Time Orville
Redenbacher
Room Temperature 0/300 1/300 1/300
Refrigerator 4/300 5/300 8/300
Freezer 5/300 1/300 5/300
Is there a Difference?
Brands – There isn’t a difference in the number of unpopped kernels based on the brand (p=0.62).
Storage Temperature – There is a difference in the number of unpopped kernels based on the temperature the kernels are stored at (p=0.04). There are fewer unpopped kernels when they are stored at room temperature.
Conclusion
The brand of popcorn you use doesn’t matter
Where you store them does matter
THE END