The Good: Relatively inexpensive, Not terribly unhealthy
The Bad: Not terribly nutritious, Flavor gets overwhelmed by popcorn!
The Basics: Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is depressingly weak!
I love popcorn. It’s healthy, it is easy to make, when I eat it alone I make enough so it is filling and it is versatile enough to meet whatever flavor need I have at a given moment. With seasonings like Kernel Season’s Bacon Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning (reviewed here!), I can have a delightfully salty treat. When I want sweet, there is kettle corn flavoring or I can melt some chocolate or caramel for it. Unfortunately, with their Parmesan & Garlic flavoring does not add enough flavor to satisfy any particular mood I am in.
Basics
Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is a white powder that one sprinkles on their hot popcorn. We picked it up in the 2.85 oz. plastic container for only $2.49. After removing the safety seal below the flip-top cap, one has easy access to the Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning. The seasoning is basically a spice that adheres to the hot popcorn or liquefied margarine on popcorn.
Ease Of Preparation
Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is exceptionally easy to use. After the popcorn is popped, add oil or spray margarine to the popcorn. Then, flip the lid to the Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning and sprinkle it on your popcorn. The container to the Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning has holes, much like any other major spice container. When one is done applying the seasoning, simple press closed the spice container.
Taste
Smelling the Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning, one gets a delightfully foul smell that any cheese connoisseur will recognize as the aroma of parmesan cheese. This is a strangely sweaty, but distinctive smell that is cut by the slight scent of garlic.
On the tongue, Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is salty and dominated entirely by the flavor of garlic. There is no real hint of the parmesan in this seasoning.
On popcorn, the Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is entirely sublimated to the bland flavor of popcorn and whatever one tries to use to adhere the seasoning to the popcorn. While I used three times the recommended serving size on my popcorn, the spray margarine I used completely overwhelmed the flavor of the seasoning. This was a hugely disappointing flavoring as it did not completely flavor the popcorn.
Nutrition
I was actually shocked by how Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is actually not that bad on the nutrition front. In a 1/4 teaspoon serving (there are 102 servings in the 2.85 oz container), there are only two calories. With only 75 mg. of Sodium, I was shocked that a serving only represented 3% of the RDA of Sodium! There are no other nutrients in the Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning.
On the ingredients front, Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is surprisingly not terrible either! The Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning consists mostly of cheddar cheese, salt, and whey. There is actually nothing unpronounceable in this spice. It does, however, contain milk and soy, so lactose intolerant people and Vegans cannot have this. It is, however, Kosher.
Storage/Clean-up
I could find no expiration date on my container of Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning, but given that the final ingredients appear to be preservatives, it seems reasonable that – stored at room temperature – this will last indefinitely.
If the Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning gets on clothing, it shouldn’t stain. Even so, consult a fabric care guide for how best to get this out of any outfit you get this on. It easily wipes off any nonporous surface it gets on.
Overview
The Kernel Season’s Parmesan & Garlic Popcorn Seasoning is too weak to make one go through the effort of tracking this seasoning down.
For other popcorn-related reviews, be sure to check out my reviews of:
Orville Redenbacher's Butter Gourmet Popcorn
Popcorn, Indiana Aged White Cheddar Popcorn
CK Snacks Yummmmy Butter Popcorn
1.5/10
For other food reviews, be sure to check out my Food Review Index Page for an organized listing!
© 2012 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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