Description

MAIZE/FRESH CORN | fresh corn buildrestfoods

Botanical Name:

Zea mays

Common Name:

Maize/corn

Description:

Corn also known as maize, is a starchy vegetable that comes as kernel on a cob (fresh corn), covered by a husk. Corn comes in four main types.

The sweet corn you eat at cookout comes in yellow, white, or a combination of the two colours and it has a mildly sugary taste.

Flint corn is harder than sweet corn, Dent corn which comes in white and yellow, has a dent in the top of each kernel and finally the popcorn.

Commonly used Region:

United states, Indian, Mexico, Europe, Canada, South Africa, South America, Nigeria etc

Nutrient profile:

Health Benefit of fresh corn:

• It help lowers the risk of getting diseases like cancer, heart diseases and type 2 diabetes
• The fiber in fresh corn helps you stay longer between meals
• It can be helpful in preventing diverticular, a condition that causes pouches in the walls of your colon.

Possible use in food preparation:

Corn has a wide variety of uses and can be incorporated in many dishes.

• White and yellow corn are used in making pap which serve as ready meal for breakfast and for lactation
• It is used as foods e.g Egbo,  matched boiled corn(Yoruba), beans and corn.
• It can also be eaten boiled or roasted (masa)

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