Patent ID: 7435436

Claim:
A microwave popcorn product comprising: (a) an outer flexible microwaveable expandable bag; (b) unpopped popcorn kernels within the expandable bag; (c) an internal containment package positioned within the expandable bag, the internal containment package having a first cell and a second cell, the first cell positioned within the second cell; (d) said first cell containing substantially only a liquid component, said liquid component consisting essentially of free water and salt contained with the first cell in an amount sufficient to burst the first cell, and then the second cell, upon microwave heating of said expandable bag with said internal containment package contained therein; and (e) an oil/fat component contained within the second cell external to the first cell; the internal containment package constructed and arranged, due to the increase of pressure therein during a microwave heating process, to burst, and release the oil/fat component contained therein, into said expandable bag; wherein the internal containment package is disposed in a position substantially adjacent to the unpopped popcorn kernels, at least a portion of which are external to the containment package, and wherein the internal containment package is unattached to a surface of the expandable bag.