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Popcorn corn

The corn used to make popcorn, and our daily as a staple food to eat corn, is not the same kind of corn.

The former is called popping corn, is a special kind of corn specifically for the production of popcorn, originated in the Americas, Mexico, Peru and other regions, the kernel is rich in angular starch, the texture is relatively hard.

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Ordinary corn

Ordinary corn, is often said to be the bracts, bracts stick, originating from Central America and South America, sweet corn and glutinous corn and other points, cooked can be eaten, and does not have any special features.

The first big difference between popcorn corn and ordinary corn, is that the varieties are different, the former belongs to the special corn used to make popcorn, the latter is our daily staple food to eat food crops, do not have special features.

02 characteristics of different

Popping corn in the high temperature conditions, with a strong expansion of the explosive force, can burst into dozens of times greater than the original volume of rice flowers, in the expansion of the explosion, there will be milky white flocculent (that is, popcorn). This type of corn even if the kernel is smashed, but also still have the power of expansion. When the moisture content of the corn kernel between 13.5-14%, the best popping effect.

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Popping corn

Ordinary corn embryonic skin is thin, poor puffing and bursting power, in the high temperature environment is difficult to burst, even if it happens, but only in a small part of the corn kernels, puffing and bursting performance is far less than the popping corn.

Popcorn corn and ordinary corn, the second major difference lies in the characteristics of different, the former will occur at high temperatures in the puffing and bursting reaction, bursting into a much larger than the original volume of rice flowers, the latter does not have this feature.

03 different appearance

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Both corn cob, or corn, cracked corn are smaller than ordinary corn, and feel tight and strong, hard texture, the color of the kernel is mostly yellow or white, and occasionally red, blue and other colors. Ordinary corn is larger, the kernels are also larger than popping corn, but the texture is not as hard as popping corn.

The third major difference between popcorn and ordinary corn, is the appearance of different, the former is smaller, harder texture; the latter's head is relatively large, slightly softer texture.

04 taste different

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Popping corn is mainly used to do popcorn to eat, the taste has a sweet and crispy characteristics, but easy to moisture, moisture will lose its crispy taste, so do out of the popcorn to eat while hot. Ordinary corn tastes soft and sweet, does not have the characteristics of crisp, but with a certain viscosity.

The fourth major difference between popcorn corn and ordinary corn is that the taste is different, the former eat and crispy and crunchy, the latter eat and soft and sticky.