What Makes Your Cereal Go Snap, Crackle, and Pop?

[AsahinaKimi]

Food scientists have discovered why Rice Krispies make their characteristic sound when soaked in milk. Rice Krispies contain lots of sugar and are cooked at high temperature, which makes the sugar form crystals and creates air-filled cavities. When a Krispie absorbs milk, the capillary forces push the air to shatter the cavities' walls -- and make a noise. With the exception of pop rocks candy, it is the only food that acts this way.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Snap, crackle, pop! Does your cereal talk to you? Rice Krispies -- the breakfast that talks to you -- has been around for nearly 80 years, but scientists have only recently figured out why it makes that noise.

Food scientist Ted Labuza, says there are a few reasons.

"Rice Krispies has sugar in it. It's the sugar that causes it to interact in the different way with the starch, and that makes a big difference," Labuza, who is professor of Food Science and Engineering at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, tells DBIS. In fact, sugar is the second ingredient in the Krispies. It's much lower on the list in other cereals.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/1204-what_makes_your_cereal_go_snap_crackle_and_pop.htm

[House of Roberts]

1. Rice Krinkles were better.

They had more sugar!

[AsahinaKimi]

2. can you make

Rice Krinkles treats... like you can do rice krispies? Marshmelloooooooooooo!!!

[House of Roberts]

3. Krinkles are no longer made.

But I bet they would work.

[Kaleva]

4. Rice Krispies Crackle and Pop but no longer Snap and here is why.

Freaking murderous Keebler Elves!

[AsahinaKimi]

5. They must have hired a new "snap"!

My bowl is still noisy!!

[pinboy3niner]

6. Oh, get over yours elve! nt

[AsahinaKimi]

7. heh!

maybe the reason my bowl is so noisy is because they want to go on strike for higher
levels of milk. (By the way, I never use milk. I use Almond Dream!)

[CatWoman]

27. HAHAHAHAHHAHA

Rice Krispies is my favorite cereal.

here's to Snap

[TlalocW]

8. That's funny...

For years, my Rice Krispies have been telling me, "Kill the neighbors... Kill the neighbors... KILL THE NEIGHBORS!"

Fortunately, my toast always talks me out of it.

TlalocW

[AsahinaKimi]

10. no doubt...

Sour dough...

[JaneyVee]

9. I've only ever heard them snap & crackle, never pop.

[AsahinaKimi]

11. dude...

Pop is getting old... he doesn't have the power he once did!

[JaneyVee]

24. But what would be the Creationist explanation for this science nonsense?

[AsahinaKimi]

25. You need to ask a Christian...

I am buddhist...to me, it all came with the opening of a lotus flower... kidding.

[NightWatcher]

12. it’s a non-nutritive cereal varnish. It’s semi-permiable.

It’s not osmotic. What it does is it coats and seals the flake, prevents the milk from penetrating it

[AsahinaKimi]

14. I still bet those little krispies

are still having fun, and no little krispies to worry about 9 months later!


"OH Myyyyyyy"

[LiberalEsto]

13. But why does my oatmeal talk to me?

It keeps whispering that I must buy an axe, sharpen it...

[pinboy3niner]

15. Axe not for what the oatmeal talks...

...it talks for thee.

[AsahinaKimi]

18. God forbid....

don't eat the GRITS!

[TroglodyteScholar]

16. Can that possibly be right?

Hasn't there always been an un-sugary variety that also makes the same noise?

[yuiyoshida]

17. Amazing that these were out before

poprocks! Don't ever mix those...your head will explode!

[AsahinaKimi]

20. I heard the same with Coca Cola...

Never mix pop rocks, if that were true, there would be bodies from California to NY ... looking like a scene from invasion of the body snatchers!

[Vinnie From Indy]

19. I have wondered about this since I was 8 years old.

Thans for the info!

Cheers!

[AsahinaKimi]

21. wait....

Don't you mean,.. CHEERIOS!

[Vinnie From Indy]

23. lol!

You are very funny!

Cheerios!

[JaneyVee]

22. Next up, Mentos & Coca Cola.

[AsahinaKimi]

26. Explosive combination

very...