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human
Do I get the same nutritional value from a popcorn kernel unpopped as a popped popcorn kernel, if so, why?

I'm sorry if this has been answered already, I've looked through a couple posts after I looked up "popcorn", I'm very drunk right now and I'm eating popcorn and I must know.
gpt
Most likely - most/all of the biological compounds will not break down at the ~100-150 degrees Celsius (increased boiling point due to pressure).  It may be slightly more nutritious as the protein will be denatured (protein absorption is promoted by cooking).  That said, you would have to break the kernel up to get the whole nutritional value from kernels.  If you didn't you wouldn't get nutrition and would end up with Machinegun Anus Syndrome.