THE NUTRIONAL VALUE OF CORN

Maize, also known as corn, corn, maize, maize, pearl rice, etc., originated in South America, and later spread around the world. Corn is the health food in coarse grain, eating more corn is very beneficial to human health.

There are many types of corn, which can be divided into feeding variety, vegetable variety (including waxy type, sweet type and corn bamboo type), processed variety (sweet corn, corn bamboo) and popcorn variety. Now there is a fruit corn. Fruit corn is a kind of super sweet corn which is suitable for eating raw. The thin skin of green stick stage is thin, juicy, crispy and sweet. It can be eaten raw. There are many varieties of fruit corn, all of which have very high nutritional value.

The nutritional value of corn

The vitamin content of corn is very high, 5 to 10 times that of rice and wheat, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of ordinary corn. The abundant plant cellulose contained in corn has the characteristics of stimulating gastrointestinal peristalsis and accelerating fecal excretion, which can prevent and cure constipation, enteritis and bowel cancer. It can restrain and hinder the absorption of excessive glucose, and play a role in inhibiting the rise of blood glucose after meals. Cellulose can also inhibit fat absorption, reduce blood lipid levels, prevent and improve the occurrence of coronary heart disease, obesity, gallstones.

Each 100g of corn contains the following nutrients:

Name of nutrient content name of nutrient content

Heat 346.00 (kcal) phosphorus 53.00 (mg)

Sodium 5.90 (mg) carbohydrate 78.30(g)

Fat 0.10(g) mn 0.63 (mg)

Potassium 43.00 (mg) selenium 3.44 (microgram)

Niacin 0.20 (howk) protein 8.00 (g)

Zinc 2.27 (mg) thiamine 0.03 (howk)

Cellulose 0.10 (g) iron 1.40 (mg)

Magnesium 23.00 (mg)