🍿 What is it?
Cinema Time Microwave Popcorn Cheese Cheddar 90 g is cheddar-flavoured microwave popcorn that you can easily make at home in the microwave — a classic savoury snack ideal for watching films, at parties or as a quick treat. It consists of dry, dehydrated maize kernels which ‘pop’ when heated to create fresh, cheesy-flavoured popcorn.
🍽️ Taste and experience
✔️ Flavour: a distinctive cheddar cheese flavour, complemented by subtle spicy notes and an aroma reminiscent of cinema-style cheese popcorn.
✔️ Texture: freshly roasted maize kernels – light, fluffy and crunchy popcorn with a cheese-flavoured coating.
✔️ Experience: ideal as a snack during a film night, whilst playing games or at a social gathering.
🧾 Preparation
📌 Microwave preparation:
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Place the packet of popcorn in the microwave with the open side facing upwards.
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Heat for approx. 2–3 minutes (or according to your microwave’s power setting) until the interval between pops is longer than 1–2 seconds.
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Open carefully – hot steam! – and tip the popcorn into a bowl.
(Always follow the instructions on the packet.)
🧾 Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients: maize (approx. 65 %), shea butter, rapeseed oil, salt, cheese flavouring ~1.8 %, cheddar cheese powder ~0.2 %, flavour enhancer (monosodium glutamate), colouring (e.g. paprika extract, annatto bixin), emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), antioxidant (TBHQ).
Allergens: contains milk and dairy products (cheese ingredients); other allergens (e.g. gluten) are not normally expected, but please check the packaging to be sure.
📊 Nutritional information (per 100 g of prepared popcorn)
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Energy | ~2021 kJ / ~484 kcal |
| Fat | ~31 g |
| – of which saturated | ~10 g |
| Carbohydrates | ~40 g |
| – of which sugars | ~0.7 g |
| Fibre | ~8.5 g |
| Protein | ~7.4 g |
| Salt | ~2.9 g |
| (Average values for microwave cheddar-flavoured popcorn; some retailers provide slightly different figures.) |
➡️ A 90 g packet is typically 1 portion for approximately 1–2 people, depending on how much popcorn you eat at once.
🍿 Uses
✔️ Film or TV series: a classic — popcorn + your favourite film = the perfect evening.
✔️ Party snack: cheese popcorn is a hit with guests and children alike.
✔️ Quick snack: ready in just a few minutes.
✔️ On the go: pop some popcorn to take with you, perhaps in a picnic bag.
💡 Tip: Spicy chilli powder or BBQ seasoning goes well with the cheesy flavour – try seasoning your popcorn to suit your mood! 😊
