is popcorn a vegetable?

Question

i know corn is.

Answer 1

It is a grain
Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. Grains are divided into 2 subgroups, whole grains and refined grains. Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel -- the bran, germ, and endosperm. Refined grains have been milled -- a process that removes the bran and germ -- and removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins. Popcorn, bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products.

Answer 2

You're talking technicalities. Popcorn is technically as much a vegetable as any other type of corn, but all the seasonings we tend to put on it and the processing involved in producing it can take away any real nutritional benefit to it.

Plain popcorn, though, can be considered a healthy snack.

Answer 3

Yes popcorn is a vegetable. It's made from corn, therefore it's a vegetable.

Answer 4

Corn is a vegetable, but popcorn is a junk food.

Answer 5

I think popcorn is a vegetable because I was reading that it is located in the vegetable part of the pyramid.

Answer 6

Popcorn is corn, so yup it's a vegetable.

Answer 7

Corn is not neccesarily a vegetable. it is a starch. So popcorn is what I call a "popstarch". Why does that sound so much like "popstar"?

Answer 8

Wow! Ive Never Thought Of That Question, But Ummm Maybe?

Answer 9

Yes it's popped corn.

Answer 10

Yes, indeed. Any variety of corn (Zea mays) is. Botanically it is a grass however.