lancestorm
Platinum Member
Just about every cereal I know has clear plastic packaging that holds the food. But Kellogg's Corn Pops for instance has a foil wrapping. I can only remember 1 or 2 other cereals having foil wrapping...Why is this?
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Why do a few cereals use a foil wrapping instead of clear wrapping to hold the food?
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lancestorm
Platinum Member
So if it is a better barrier then why doesn't Kellogg's do it for all of their cereals?
The sugar eats away waxpaper overtime. (Total BS but sorta makes sense).
Mr.IncrediblyBored
Lifer
Corn Pops have a higher moisture content then most cereals. When opened they go stale very quickly. They use the foil bag as it does a better of job of keeping light and air away from the food.
At least that's what I've always thought.
lancestorm
Platinum Member
Uh, looking at the box it looks just as healthy as any other sugar cereal. What makes them near the worst? Seems like it has just about equal nutrients ... are you talking out of your arse?
C'DaleRider
Guest
Actually, if you really think about it, Sugar Pops would have a LOWER moisture content than most cereals hence the need to overportect from the humidity in the air. We all who have eaten Sugar Pops know that if the bag isn't tightly closed after it's been opened, the Sugar Pops quickly become heavier, stale, and don't float as much.....they are absorbing more of the humidity/water/air than most other cereals. If they had a HIGHER moisture content, they would abosrb from the air slower than other cereals and would be heavier, no matter how much air has been puffed into them.
Mr.IncrediblyBored
Lifer
That is incorrect. Most foodstuffs will not absorb water from the air at room temperature.
Think of Sugar Pops as a sponge. When it's moist, it stays soft and fluffy. As the sponge dries out, it gets lighter and harder. The foil bag keeps the moisture of the cereal inside. Yes, the bag does have air in it, and when the cereal is packaged it will dry out slightly, but the air inside the bag will eventually reach a saturation point at room temperature and the cereal will quit drying - hence, the cereal stays fresh and soft.
When you open the bag, the moisture escapes and the cereal begins drying out again.