Sweet corn
Husked sweetcorn, Corn on the cob
Sweet corn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa;[1] also called Indian corn, sugar corn, and pole corn) is a variety of maize with a high sugar content and prepared as a vegetable.
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 360 kJ (86 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 19.02 g |
| - Sugars | 3.22 g |
| - Dietary fiber | 2.7 g |
| Fat | 1.18 g |
| Protein | 3.2 g |
| - Tryptophan | 0.023 g |
| - Threonine | 0.129 g |
| - Isoleucine | 0.129 g |
| - Leucine | 0.348 g |
| - Lysine | 0.137 g |
| - Methionine | 0.067 g |
| - Cystine | 0.026 g |
| - Phenylalanine | 0.150 g |
| - Tyrosine | 0.123 g |
| - Valine | 0.185 g |
| - Arginine | 0.131 g |
| - Histidine | 0.089 g |
| - Alanine | 0.295 g |
| - Aspartic acid | 0.244 g |
| - Glutamic acid | 0.636 g |
| - Glycine | 0.127 g |
| - Proline | 0.292 g |
| - Serine | 0.153 g |
| Water | 75.96 g |
| Vitamin A equiv. | 9 μg (1%) |
| Thiamine (Vit. B1) | 0.200 mg (15%) |
| Niacin (Vit. B3) | 1.700 mg (11%) |
| Folate (Vit. B9) | 46 μg (12%) |
| Vitamin C | 6.8 mg (11%) |
| Iron | 0.52 mg (4%) |
| Magnesium | 37 mg (10%) |
| Potassium | 270 mg (6%) |
| One ear of medium size (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) maize has 90 grams of seeds Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient database | |
Sweet Corn Media
Loose kernels of sweet corn
Young sweetcorn stalks. A green one foot (30.48 cm) ruler is included for scale. I took this image myself on July 7, 2006. The same two row of corn can be found 41 days later at :Image:MatureSweetCorn.jpg.
The same rows of corn 41 days later at maturity
Raw Sweet corn
Cut white sweet corn. "Shoepeg" is a popular cultivar from the 1900s.
Cooking turns yellow sweet corn golden
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References
- ↑ Erwin, A. T. (July 1951). "Sweet Corn—Mutant or historic species?". Economic Botany. Springer New York. 5 (3): 302. doi:10.1007/BF02985153. S2CID 28127396.