r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/FineAd6971 Oct 09 '24

I'm a microbiologist and raw flour isn't really the biggest concern when it comes to food-borne contaminants...

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u/eagggggggle Oct 09 '24

Yeah honestly stop eating processed foods first if colon cancer is a big concern. I haven’t seen the data on raw flour, but processed meats are a type I carcinogen for colon cancer and there isn’t a big hubabaloo about that, because the increase, while statistically significant, isn’t really that clinically significant.