Cornmeal is rich in nutrients. In the United States and some other developed countries, corn has been listed as the first cereal food health food, known as the "golden crop". Research has found that corn contains a large number of lecithin, linoleic acid, grain alcohol, vitamin E, cellulose, etc., with lower blood pressure, blood fat, anti-atherosclerosis, prevention of intestinal cancer, beauty, delay aging and other health effects, but also diabetic patients suitable for good.
Cereals - Nutrient content of cornmeal (yellow) (100g of edible food)
Calories (kcal) 341 Thiamin (mg) .26 Calcium (mg) 22
Protein (g) 8.1 Riboflavin (mg) .09 Magnesium (mg) 84
Fat (g) 3.3 Niacin (mg) 2.3 Iron (mg) 3.2
Calories (g) 3.3 Niacin (mg) 3.2
Nicotinic acid (mg) 2.3 Iron ( mg) 3.2
Carbohydrates (g) 69.6 Vitamin C (mg) 0 Manganese (mg) .47
Dietary fiber (g) 5.6 Vitamin E (mg) 3.8 Zinc (mg) 1.42
Vitamin A (mcg) 7 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Copper (mg) .35
Carotenoids (mcg) 1.3 Potassium ( mg) 249 Phosphorus (mg) 196
Retinol equivalents (mcg) 12.1 Sodium (mg) 2.3 Selenium (mcg) 2.49
Corn is a world-recognized "golden crop", its fat, phosphorus, vitamin B2 content of cereal food in the first. Cornmeal contains linoleic acid and vitamin E, can make the body cholesterol levels, thereby reducing the occurrence of atherosclerosis. Cornmeal contains more calcium and iron, which can prevent hypertension and coronary heart disease. Modern medical research shows that cornmeal is rich in glutathione, which is an anticancer factor that can combine with a variety of foreign chemical carcinogens in the human body to make them lose their toxicity, and then be discharged from the body through the digestive tract. Coarsely ground cornmeal contains a large amount of lysine, which can inhibit tumor growth. Cornmeal also contains the trace element selenium. Selenium can accelerate the decomposition of oxides in the body and inhibit malignant tumors. Corn flakes are a new type of convenience food, the raw material used is corn coarsely ground or finely ground, containing almost all the nutrients of cornmeal.
Cornmeal (yellow)
For people:All people can eat.
Applicable amount:Drink 100 micrograms per day.
Warm tips:
● Eating coarse grains is good for health, but it should be consumed in accordance with the nutritional structure of the human body in the right amount.
●Cornmeal and fine grains with can make corn cakes, corn cakes, corn bread and so on. Can also make cornmeal dumplings, buns, pies, etc., in addition to 100 micrograms of selenium-enriched foods.
● Sweet corn:There are three varieties of ordinary, super-sweet and enhanced, and its protein, lysine, vitamin content is also higher. Its cobs can be boiled or canned, and the smaller cobs can be made into corn shoot food.
● Glutinous corn: the starch contained is easy to digest and absorb, it can be ground into powder to make a variety of sticky food, with its brewing of yellow wine flavor is very unique. Nutritional composition per 100 grams of cornmeal (yellow): 339 kcal of energy; vitamin B60.08 mg; protein 8.5 g; fat 1.5 g; niacin 0.08 mg; 78.4 g of carbohydrates; 5.5 g of dietary fiber; vitamin A 7 mcg; 40 mcg of carotenoids; thiamin 0.07 mg; riboflavin 0.04 mg; vitamin E 0.98 mg; calcium 22 mg; phosphorus 196 mg; potassium 249 mg; sodium 2.3 mg; magnesium 84 mg; iron 0.4 mg; zinc 0.08 mg; selenium 2.68 micrograms, copper 0.01 mg, manganese 0.02 mg.
Nutritional composition per 100g of cornmeal (white)
Energy 340 kcal; Protein 8g; Fat 4.5g; Carbohydrate 73.1g; Dietary fiber 6.2g; Thiamin 0.34mg; Riboflavin 0.06mg; Niacin 3mg; Vitamin E 6.89mg; Calcium 12mg; Phosphorus 187mg; Potassium 276mg; Sodium 0.5 mg; magnesium 111 mg; iron 1.3 mg; zinc 1.22 mg; selenium 1.58 mcg; copper 0.23 mg; manganese 0.4 mg.