SAN DIEGO, March 28 (UPI) -- Popcorn has more antioxidant polyphenols than fruits and vegetables, U.S. researchers said.
Chemistry professor Joe Vinson of the University of Scranton and Michael G. Coco, an undergraduate chemistry major, said the polyphenols are more concentrated in popcorn, which averages only about 4 percent water, while polyphenols are diluted in the 90 percent water that makes up many fruits and vegetables.