What Type Of Popcorn Does Amc Use? – Celebrity
Olivia House AMC Theatres Like Regal before it, AMC also uses coconut oil in its popcorn. What gives it the nod, however, is customization. AMC customers can pump their own buttery topping (not real butter, but a substance derived from soybean oil) onto their popcorn after grabbing a bag at the counter. Another plus?
Like Regal before it, AMC also uses coconut oil in its popcorn. What gives it the nod, however, is customization. AMC customers can pump their own buttery topping (not real butter, but a substance derived from soybean oil) onto their popcorn after grabbing a bag at the counter.
According to Ballis, who learned to make movie theater popcorn in college, Flavacol and Butter Flavored Topping are the two main ingredients lending popcorn that special movie theater je ne sais quoi.
Cinemark edges ahead of AMC and Regal because it pops its corn in canola oil, which is nonhydrogenated and (relatively) lower in fat than other oils. Plus, anyone who makes stovetop popcorn at home can tell you it’s the canola oil, not the butter, that gives popcorn its signature savory taste.
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