Popcorn is more satiating than potato chips in normal-weight adults

Nutrition Journal

Table 2 VAS palatability and satiety ratings for control, popcorn and potato chip conditions

	Water control	Popcorn	Popcorn	Potato chips
		One cup	Six cups	One cup
Rating, mm mean ± standard deviation
How pleasant is this food?	21.7 ± 25.9	51.3 ± 27.1***	57.7 ± 23.2***	51.4 ± 21.5***
How salty is this food?	4.2 ± 10.7	49.2 ± 23.0***†††	57.9 ± 26.8***	67.2 ± 26.3***
How bitter is this food?	2.6 ± 3.4	11.6 ± 14.4**	10.8 ± 15.7**	8.9 ± 13.2**
How much do you like the texture of this food?	31.3 ± 26.7	59.4 ± 25.6***	58.2 ± 21.5***	56.7 ± 17.9***
How much do you like the taste of this food?	17.3 ± 23.7	56.8 ± 25.7***	59.4 ± 22.9***	57.6 ± 22.3***
How hungry are you?	73.5 ± 18.7	63.9 ± 17.4***†††	47.7 ± 20.5***	60.1 ± 21.9***††
How satisfied are you?	22.4 ± 17.0	36.1 ± 19.3***††	47.9 ± 20.5***	39.6 ± 21.9***†
How much could you eat?	71.7 ± 16.1	63.3 ± 18.0***††	49.3 ± 19.5***	57.9 ± 20.1***†
How thirsty are you?	27.6 ± 23.8	36.4 ± 22.6**†	43.7 ± 25.6**	44.5 ± 25.6***

** Significantly different from water (P < 0.01).
*** Significantly different from water (P < 0.001).
† Significantly different from six cups popcorn (P < 0.05).
†† Significantly different from six cups popcorn (P < 0.01).
††† Significantly different from six cups of popcorn (P < 0.001).
The visual analog scales were 100mm in length. How pleasant, salty and bitter scales were anchored by “not at all” and “extremely” and the texture and taste scales were anchored by “dislike extremely” and “like extremely.” The satiety VAS was measured 30 minutes after commencement of test food. How hungry, satisfied, and thirsty scales were anchored by “not and all” and “extremely.” How much could you eat scale was anchored by “nothing” and “vast quantities”.

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