I did not let me out of the exaggerated negative reviews unsettling, and this product ordered: The popcorn tastes like caramel and can be easily prepared in the microwave (succeeds sure). Of course, been used in microwave popcorn and artificial flavors ... otherwise this article would certainly not have been realized, is also clearly "caramel flavor" on the package, as you can deduce from forcibly using real caramel, is incomprehensible .. easy. try it :-)