Corn, also known as corn and corn, is the panicum miliaceum of Gramineae. It is widely planted in tropical and temperate regions all over the world and is an important food crop.

Corn has a strong satiety when eaten, and many people will take the place of rice as their staple food. Moreover, corn is low in calories and will not gain weight if eaten more. It is a very popular diet food among contemporary dieters.

Pick corn

1, look at the leaves: the corn leaves are blue, indicating that the corn is very fresh; The leaves of corn turn yellow and dry, indicating that the corn is overcooked;

2, gently pinch corn kernels: fresh corn, corn kernels are full of water, very full, and can be squeezed out with nails.

On the other hand, the overripe ones will shrink in;

3, smell: buy corn when the weather is hot, if you smell sour smell, it means bad.

Variety types of corn

There are many varieties of corn.

The varieties of corn are divided into: food and feed varieties, vegetable varieties (including waxy type, sweet type, corn shoot type), processed varieties (sweet corn, corn shoot type), popcorn varieties (popcorn special varieties) and so on.