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Sweetcorn is also known as sugar corn and pole corn.
a part in the wellbeing of our muscles and bones.
It is a variety of maize with a high sugar content.
Corn is naturally low in fat, with 1.4 grams per medium-sized ear.
Corn is sweet because it is usually picked when still immature, and the sugars in it have not had time to turn into starches.
“Ear" comes from the ancient word “ahs," which meant “husk of corn." In English, sometimes the ear also is referred to as a “cob" or a “pole." The ear is the spiked part of the corn plant that contains kernels.
Field corn traces its lineage to ancient types such as pod corn, which was grown in Mexico in prehistoric times. One of the main nutritional benefits of sweetcorn is its high fibre content. So, if you add 100g of sweetcorn to a meal, you get 2.4g of fibre. Sweetcorn is also a good source of vitamin C, a vitamin that supports the wellbeing of our immune system as it combats fatigue, stimulates collagen and supports iron absorption. It is prepared and eaten as a vegetable, rather than a grain. Other nutrients found in sweetcorn are magnesium and potassium. Magnesium plays
An ear of corn always has an even number of rows. There are about 800 kernels on each ear of corn. Sweet corn leaves were once used as chewing gum by Native Americans. A single sweet corn plant produces a range of one to three cobs each, that typically range from 20 to 25 centimetres (8 to 10 inches) in length. Sweetcorn Fritters are very popular on Thai menus. A favourite in east Asian cuisine, the sweetness of the corn is delicious when paired with a little spice.
