The calorie content of a boiled corn ranges from 150 kcal to 270 kcal. Different kinds of corn are chosen, and there will be differences in calorie content.
There are fruit corn and glutinous corn, corn belongs to a kind of coarse grain, which contains nutrients is relatively rich, you can according to the individual's physical condition appropriate consumption.
Corn belongs to the low-calorie food, can also be said to be coarse grains, which contains fiber is relatively rich in water when cooking rice, these nutrients will not be destroyed, but also play a softening effect of the texture of the corn, fruit corn and glutinous corn compared to speak, it should be glutinous corn contains sugar and calories to be higher, the calorie is supposed to be in the 270 kcal or so.
Cooking corn the right way:
1, must choose fresh corn, it is best to choose just harvested from the field of corn, only tender corn, cook out of the pot of texture and flavor, will eat sweet.
Cooking corn, but also remember one thing, corn leaves do not peel all clean, be sure to leave 2 to 3 layers of corn leaves, so that the corn cooked, the flavor will be fragrant. Many people are cooking corn is to strip all the corn leaves, so that cooked out of the corn, not only the taste is not tender, and eat the flavor is not fragrant.
2, when cooking corn, the pot to add cool water, so that although the corn cooking time is slightly longer, but with cool water to cook out of the corn, taste and eat more fragrant.
Some people in order to save time, so choose to use boiling water to cook corn, although it is said to use boiling water to cook corn, corn will soon be cooked, but with boiling water to cook corn eating taste will be very bad. So when it comes to cooking corn, the best way for us is that the corn should be cooked in cool water.