puffcorn
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Puffcorn or corn puffs are puffed or extruded corn snacks made with corn meal, which can be baked or fried.
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Puffcorn or corn puffs are puffed or extruded corn snacks made with corn meal, which can be baked or fried.
Puffcorn belongs in the snack group products made with corn grits, rice, wheat, or other cereals. Puffcorn is often flavoured with cheese, caramel, oil, chili, onion, or garlic powder, and many other spices. Types of puffcorn can vary in length, density, hardness, springiness, gumminess, chewiness, and level of redness and yellowness, especially when using different percentages of oat flour. Some products sold as puffcorn are given the appearance of popcorn, although they are not made from whole grains as popcorn is.