爆米花的暗密

A review of the nutritional contents(营养成分)0f theater popcorn shows an alarmingamount of fat,salt and calories in even thesmallest sizes，The study，from the Center foIScience in the Public Interest，100ked at pop―coin from three movie theater chains and de―tailed the contents 0f all portions offered，

根据对影院爆米花营养成份的调查，我们发现，就算是最小份量的爆米花，也含有多得惊人的脂肪、盐以及卡路里。来自公众营养健康科学中心的这项研究结果是基于其对三家电影连锁店所售爆米花成份的详细解析。

A large tub of popcorn at Regal Cinemas，for example，holds 20 cups of popcorn and has1，200 calories，980 milligrams of sodium(钠)and 60 grams of saturated(饱和的)fat，Addingjust a tablespoon of butter adds 130 calories，And dO not torget that it comes with ti'ee retills，

比如，在帝高影院购买的大份(桶装)爆米花，就等于20杯爆米花，所含热量1200卡路里，钠980毫克和饱和脂肪60克。同时，每加一汤匙的黄油就会增加130卡路里的热量。别忘了，吃完了还可以免费续桶。

Not so hungry?The medium size popcorn，which comes in a bag，contains the sameamount as the large，And even the small，at 11cups，delivers 670 calories，550 milligrams ofsodium and 24 grams 0f saturated fat，

听到这里，你是不是饿了呢?中份的爆米花，常以袋装示人，和大份的含量相等，也是20杯。甚至最小份(11杯)的爆米花，也含有热量670卡路里，钠550毫克和饱和脂肪24克。

The findings may surprise those whochoose popcorn at the concession stand(小吃摊)because they believe it is a relatively(相对地)healthy snack，In fact，plain air-poppedpopcorn is low in calories and free of saturatedfat，Movie theater popcorn，howeve~is poppedin oil―often coconut oil，which is 90 percentsaturated fat，Add salt to the enormous portions，and your once-healthy snack turns into a healthoffender，

这个调查结果或许会令那些在路边小吃摊购买爆米花的人们大吃一惊，因为爆米花在他们看来，可是相对健康的零食。事实上，原味的空气炸爆米花所含卡路里的确较低，并且不含饱和脂肪。而电影院的爆米花，却是经过油炸，而通常使用的是饱和脂肪含量高达90％的椰子油，并且，还加入了大量的盐。由此，曾经的健康小食则变为了健康威胁。

The third movie theater chain tested，Cine―mark，fares slightly better than its competitorsbecause it pops its popcorn in nonhydrogenmed(非氢化的)canola oil(菜籽油)instead 0f co―conut oil，Cinemark’s large tub contains 17cups of popcorn with 910 calories and 4 grams0f saturated fat，as well as a 1，500 milligramsof sodium―nearly enough for the entire day，

第三家被测试的连锁影院――喜满客影院，提供的爆米花比同行竞争者质量稍微好一些。因为他们使用的是非氢化菜籽油而非椰子油。喜满客影院的最大份(17杯)爆米花，含热量910卡路里，饱和脂肪4克和钠1500毫克(这些相当于人一天的钠摄入量)。

“The issue here is quantity,'’said MarionNestle，a professor 0f nutrition at New York U―niversity，“One of those large tubs is three―fourths of a day’s calories，'’

“问题在于份量，”来自纽约大学的营养学教授，马里昂・内瑟尔说道，“一大桶爆米花就可以满足一天3/4的卡路里需求。”

Even the“healthiest”sample of popcorntested，a small size from AMC containing 6cups of popcorn，had 370 calories，enough t0justiy　sharing with a friend and eating onekernel(颗)at a time to make it last the lengthof a movie，

据测试，甚至是“最健康”的AMC小份(6杯)爆米花，也含有热量370卡路里。如果你是和一个朋友看电影，并且吃上一颗，那么这份量就足以支撑你们看完一部电影。

“If you were eating just a cup or two，itwouldn't matter nearly as much,”Dr，Nestlesaid，

“如果你只是吃一两杯爆米花，那么就没什么，”内瑟尔教授说道。

The best way to make your movie snackhealthier,however,would be to skip the pop―corn。__――and the concession stand___――altogether，

然而，让你食用更健康的电影小食的妙招是忽略爆米花以及那些娱乐场所边的小食摊。