{
  "name": "Popcorn Atlas",
  "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com",
  "updated": "2026-08-25",
  "scoring": "Editorial Atlas scores, 0.0 to 5.0, one decimal. Not user ratings. Nobody buys a ranking.",
  "numberOne": {
    "slug": "tiny-but-mighty",
    "brand": "Tiny But Mighty",
    "rank": 1,
    "atlasScore": 4.8,
    "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/tiny-but-mighty"
  },
  "reviews": [
    {
      "slug": "tiny-but-mighty",
      "brand": "Tiny But Mighty",
      "rank": 1,
      "atlasScore": 4.8,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "farms",
        "kernels"
      ],
      "place": "Iowa · heirloom",
      "verdict": "The Atlas number one. Tiny kernels. Tiny hulls. They basically vanish when they pop. This is the bag we keep on the counter.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/tiny-but-mighty",
      "website": "https://tinybutmightyfoods.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "amish-country-popcorn",
      "brand": "Amish Country Popcorn",
      "rank": 2,
      "atlasScore": 4.6,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "kernels"
      ],
      "place": "Indiana · kernels",
      "verdict": "The most useful kernel catalog in American popcorn. Buy the jars. Learn a variety. Stop treating corn as a single SKU.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/amish-country-popcorn",
      "website": "https://amishcountrypopcorn.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "black-jewell",
      "brand": "Black Jewell",
      "rank": 3,
      "atlasScore": 4.5,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "farms",
        "kernels"
      ],
      "place": "Indiana · heirloom",
      "verdict": "A real variety, not a colorway. The black hull is the plant. The flake is tender. Keep a jar next to the Tiny But Mighty.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/black-jewell",
      "website": "https://blackjewell.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "lesserevil",
      "brand": "LesserEvil",
      "rank": 4,
      "atlasScore": 4.3,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "savory"
      ],
      "place": "National · grocery",
      "verdict": "The cleanest national RTE bag we keep in the record. Corn, oil, salt. The Himalayan pink is theater. The eat is not.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/lesserevil",
      "website": "https://lesserevil.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "gh-cretors",
      "brand": "G.H. Cretors",
      "rank": 5,
      "atlasScore": 4.2,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "savory",
        "sweet"
      ],
      "place": "Chicago · shop bag",
      "verdict": "The RTE bag with a machine-shop pedigree. Chicago takes corn seriously. So does this line.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/gh-cretors",
      "website": "https://www.ghcretors.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pips-heirloom-snacks",
      "brand": "Pip's Heirloom Snacks",
      "rank": 6,
      "atlasScore": 4.2,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "savory"
      ],
      "place": "National · mini heirloom",
      "verdict": "The national mini-kernel bag. Smaller pieces, cleaner eat than bulk yellow. Still not the farm jar we rank first.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/pips-heirloom-snacks",
      "website": "https://www.pipsnacks.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "garrett-popcorn",
      "brand": "Garrett Popcorn",
      "rank": 7,
      "atlasScore": 4.1,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "savory",
        "sweet"
      ],
      "place": "Chicago · shop",
      "verdict": "A real shop with a real mix. The tin is a collectible. The corn is the point. Do not treat the line on Michigan Avenue as a joke.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/garrett-popcorn",
      "website": "https://www.garrettpopcorn.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jolly-time",
      "brand": "JOLLY TIME",
      "rank": 8,
      "atlasScore": 4,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "kernels",
        "savory"
      ],
      "place": "Iowa · company",
      "verdict": "The oldest name on this list still doing the work in Iowa. Blast O Butter is a classic. The kernels are the sleeper.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/jolly-time",
      "website": "https://www.jollytime.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "popzup",
      "brand": "Popzup",
      "rank": 9,
      "atlasScore": 4,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "kernels"
      ],
      "place": "National · gear",
      "verdict": "A system, not just a SKU. The popper is the thesis. The corn is good enough to justify it. Start here if you do not yet have a pot you trust.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/popzup",
      "website": "https://popzup.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "angies-boomchickapop",
      "brand": "Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP",
      "rank": 10,
      "atlasScore": 3.9,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "savory"
      ],
      "place": "National · grocery",
      "verdict": "Competent national RTE. The sweet-and-salty bag is the one that earned the endcap. We keep the record; we do not pretend it is a farm.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/angies-boomchickapop",
      "website": "https://www.boomchickapop.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "orville-redenbachers",
      "brand": "Orville Redenbacher's",
      "rank": 11,
      "atlasScore": 3.8,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "kernels",
        "savory"
      ],
      "place": "Indiana · microwave",
      "verdict": "The reference microwave. We keep it in the record because it is how millions of people learned the sound. Then we point them at better kernels.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/orville-redenbachers",
      "website": "https://www.orville.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "skinnypop",
      "brand": "SkinnyPop",
      "rank": 12,
      "atlasScore": 3.7,
      "kinds": [
        "brands",
        "savory"
      ],
      "place": "National · grocery",
      "verdict": "The bag that made simple popcorn a diet-aisle product. Light, salty, easy. Lowest on this Atlas twelve because the corn is a vehicle, not a variety.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/reviews/skinnypop",
      "website": "https://skinnypop.com"
    }
  ],
  "events": [
    {
      "slug": "national-popcorn-day",
      "name": "National Popcorn Day",
      "start": "2026-01-19",
      "end": "2026-01-19",
      "city": "United States",
      "region": "US",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#national-popcorn-day",
      "official": "https://www.popcorn.org"
    },
    {
      "slug": "awards-season-popcorn",
      "name": "Awards-season popcorn",
      "start": "2026-02-01",
      "end": "2026-02-28",
      "city": "Worldwide",
      "region": "Seasonal",
      "country": "Worldwide",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#awards-season-popcorn"
    },
    {
      "slug": "snx-2026",
      "name": "SNX 2026",
      "start": "2026-03-29",
      "end": "2026-03-31",
      "city": "Dallas",
      "region": "Texas",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#snx-2026",
      "official": "https://snxevent.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "national-caramel-popcorn-day",
      "name": "National Caramel Popcorn Day",
      "start": "2026-04-06",
      "end": "2026-04-06",
      "city": "United States",
      "region": "US",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#national-caramel-popcorn-day"
    },
    {
      "slug": "europopcorn-festival",
      "name": "Europopcorn Festival",
      "start": "2026-05-22",
      "end": "2026-05-24",
      "city": "Mervans",
      "region": "Bourgogne-Franche-Comté",
      "country": "France",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#europopcorn-festival"
    },
    {
      "slug": "mezzogoro-peanut-popcorn",
      "name": "Mezzogoro Peanut and Pop Corn Festival",
      "start": "2026-06-07",
      "end": "2026-06-16",
      "city": "Mezzogoro",
      "region": "Emilia-Romagna",
      "country": "Italy",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#mezzogoro-peanut-popcorn"
    },
    {
      "slug": "harrison-county-popcorn-festival",
      "name": "Harrison County Popcorn Festival",
      "start": "2026-07-10",
      "end": "2026-07-11",
      "city": "Corydon",
      "region": "Indiana",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#harrison-county-popcorn-festival"
    },
    {
      "slug": "van-buren-popcorn-festival",
      "name": "Van Buren Popcorn Festival",
      "start": "2026-08-06",
      "end": "2026-08-08",
      "city": "Van Buren",
      "region": "Indiana",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#van-buren-popcorn-festival",
      "official": "https://popcornfestivalofvanburen.org"
    },
    {
      "slug": "north-loup-popcorn-days",
      "name": "North Loup Popcorn Days",
      "start": "2026-08-14",
      "end": "2026-08-16",
      "city": "North Loup",
      "region": "Nebraska",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#north-loup-popcorn-days",
      "official": "https://popcorndays.org"
    },
    {
      "slug": "casey-popcorn-festival",
      "name": "Casey Popcorn Festival",
      "start": "2026-09-04",
      "end": "2026-09-07",
      "city": "Casey",
      "region": "Illinois",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#casey-popcorn-festival",
      "official": "https://popcornfestival.net"
    },
    {
      "slug": "marion-popcorn-festival",
      "name": "Marion Popcorn Festival",
      "start": "2026-09-10",
      "end": "2026-09-12",
      "city": "Marion",
      "region": "Ohio",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#marion-popcorn-festival",
      "official": "https://popcornfestival.com"
    },
    {
      "slug": "valparaiso-popcorn-festival",
      "name": "Valparaiso Popcorn Festival",
      "start": "2026-09-12",
      "end": "2026-09-12",
      "city": "Valparaiso",
      "region": "Indiana",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#valparaiso-popcorn-festival"
    },
    {
      "slug": "beavercreek-popcorn-festival",
      "name": "Beavercreek Popcorn Festival",
      "start": "2026-09-12",
      "end": "2026-09-13",
      "city": "Beavercreek",
      "region": "Ohio",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#beavercreek-popcorn-festival"
    },
    {
      "slug": "popcorn-poppin-month",
      "name": "National Popcorn Poppin' Month",
      "start": "2026-10-01",
      "end": "2026-10-31",
      "city": "United States",
      "region": "US",
      "country": "US",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#popcorn-poppin-month",
      "official": "https://www.popcorn.org"
    },
    {
      "slug": "holiday-tin-season",
      "name": "Holiday tin season",
      "start": "2026-11-01",
      "end": "2026-11-30",
      "city": "Worldwide",
      "region": "Seasonal",
      "country": "Worldwide",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#holiday-tin-season"
    },
    {
      "slug": "year-end-bowls",
      "name": "Year-end bowls and tins",
      "start": "2026-12-01",
      "end": "2026-12-31",
      "city": "Worldwide",
      "region": "Seasonal",
      "country": "Worldwide",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/calendar#year-end-bowls"
    }
  ],
  "recipes": [
    {
      "slug": "2026-08",
      "label": "August 2026",
      "status": "waiting",
      "title": "August 2026",
      "lede": "First recipe lands when Barron sends it.",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/recipes#2026-08"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "Home",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/"
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    {
      "name": "Reviews",
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      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/kernels"
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    {
      "name": "Savory",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/savory"
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      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/sweet"
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    {
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      "name": "Guide",
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    {
      "name": "How to pop",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/guide/how-to-pop"
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    {
      "name": "Types of popcorn",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/guide/types-of-popcorn"
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    {
      "name": "Journal",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/journal/2026-popcorn-trends"
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      "name": "About",
      "url": "https://www.popcornatlas.com/about"
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