page_title: Puffcorn
hierarchical_section_title: Puffcorn
caption_attribution_description: A pic of "puffcorn", in this case, Chster's butter flavored puffcorn (Frito Lay). It is supposed to look like popcorn, but it is made with corn meal (much like cheetos).
context_page_description: Puffcorn or corn puffs are puffed or extruded corn snacks made with corn meal and baked. Products by the name of puffcorn in particular can be made to look similar to popcorn, although the latter is made from whole grains.
  Puffcorn is an extruded puffed corn snack which belongs in the snack group products made with corn grits, rice, wheat, or other cereals. Puffcorn is often flavoured with cheese, oil, chili, onion, or garlic powder, and many other spices. Types of puffcorn can vary between a lower specific length, higher bulk density, lower lightness, higher redness, lower yellowness, higher hardness, and lower springiness, gumminess, and chewiness when using different percentages of oat flour.
  Puffcorn is commonly known as ready‐to‐eat functional breakfast cereal or an extruded functional snack. Some puffcorn is made with oat flour, flaxseed and chia corn. Due to the health benefits, there has been increased interest in developing functional food products containing chia. Extrusion has been shown to be an effective method for incorporating other functional ingredients into food products.
  Manufacturers include Frito Lay and Old Dutch Foods.
context_section_description: Puffcorn or corn puffs are puffed or extruded corn snacks made with corn meal and baked. Products by the name of puffcorn (instead of the more generic term corn puffs) in particular can be made to look similar to popcorn, although the latter is made from whole grains.
  Puffcorn is an extruded puffed corn snack which belongs in the snack group products made with corn grits, rice, wheat, or other cereals. Puffcorn is often flavoured with cheese, oil, chili, onion, or garlic powder, and many other spices.  Types of puffcorn can vary between a lower specific length, higher bulk density, lower lightness, higher redness, lower yellowness, higher hardness, and lower springiness, gumminess, and chewiness when using different percentages of oat flour.
  Puffcorn is commonly known as ready‐to‐eat functional breakfast cereal or an extruded functional snack. Some puffcorn is made with oat flour, flaxseed and chia corn. Due to the health benefits, there has been increased interest in developing functional food products containing chia. Extrusion has been shown to be an effective method for incorporating other functional ingredients into food products.
  Manufacturers include Frito Lay and Old Dutch Foods.
  Sweetened (Corn Pops, Reese's Puffs, etc.) and salty/seasoned (various cheese puffs, etc.) varieties exist alike.
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