Is fruit corn sweet corn

Sweet corn contains fruit corn, fruit corn is a type of sweet corn.

The difference between fruit corn and sweet corn

1, sweet corn, also known as vegetable corn. It is one of the main vegetables in developed countries such as Europe, America, Korea and Japan. Because of its rich nutrition, sweet, fresh, crisp, tender features and favored by consumers of all classes. The production of sweet corn can be divided into three categories of ordinary corn, super-sweet corn and enhanced sweet corn, super-sweet corn due to the high sugar content, suitable for harvesting a long period of time and get widely planted.

2, fruit corn is a kind of sweet corn. It is a kind of super sweet corn suitable for raw food, green stick stage thin skin, juicy, crisp and sweet, like fruit, so it is called "fruit corn". Sweet corn is also cultivated in China. The plant is short and has a strong tillering capacity. Rich in water-soluble polysaccharide, vitamin A, vitamin C, fat and protein.

3, fruit corn is not a species of corn, nor is zea mays a subspecies separated from the species. It is a type of corn that differs from other corn due to the presence of one or more genes. Sweet corn is a type of vegetable corn. It is one of the most popular vegetables in the United States and Canada, and consumption is growing rapidly in parts of Asia and Europe, where it has become a symbol of summer.

Sweet corn and fruit corn are therefore not essentially the same type of corn, but have conceptual and appearance and taste differences.

Nutritional value of fruit corn

Fruit corn is suitable for raw food a super-sweet corn, compared with the general corn its safety features are green stick stage skin thin teeth cheeks, raw food cooked food are particularly sweet, especially crispy, the total sugar content of 33.6%, the sugar content of 20%, is about twice the general fruit, than the watermelon is also higher than the 30%, the protein content of corn than the ordinary corn higher than 35.4 percent.

How to make fruit corn

Ingredients:

2 pieces of fruit corn, bacon, carrots, green onions, 2-3 green onions, Campbell's Fresh Stir Fryer (original flavor) about 1/2 spoon.

How to do

1: Remove kernels from fresh fruit corn with a knife; cut carrots into small dices; cut bacon into small dices.

2, the pan hot oil hot carrots, bacon first pan, and then under the corn kernels, fried (you can add a little water at the right time), put Campbell's fresh fried hand (original flavor), chopped green onions and mix well can be.

How long does it take to cook fruit corn

One, fruit corn cooking time depends on whether the corn is old or tender, if the corn is more tender, a press of the kernel of fruit can be out of the water, then it is in the pot after the opening of the boiler to cook the system for ten or so minutes can be cooked.

Second, the fruit corn is relatively old, with a finger to press the corn kernel, will not come out of the water, and also not soft, then in the cooking time will take a longer time, after boiling, at least need to cook half an hour, only so that the fruit corn will be sweet and tasty.

Three, the above is based on the usual pot, but we choose to cook fruit corn with pressure cooker, then the cooking time will be very different, with a pressure cooker to cook corn is not so long, if the corn is not old, the pressure cooker as long as the pressure of five to eight minutes can be turned off the fire, and so the pressure to retreat after the fruit corn has been cooked.

Nutritional value

(1), rich in fat, containing more than 60% linoleic acid, can reduce the deposition of cholesterol in blood vessels, to prevent hypertension, coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction and other diseases, and diabetes has a positive preventive effect.

(2), rich in vitamin E-2.44mg/kg, it is not only a vitamin, but also can prevent skin pigmentation and the first wrinkles, has a good effect on delaying aging.

(3)/Contains glutamic acid 0.59%, which can promote the respiration of brain cells, and is conducive to the elimination of ammonia in brain tissue, and has a good effect on brain health and memory enhancement.

(4) high fiber content, can promote intestinal peristalsis, reduce the accumulation of toxic substances in the intestinal tract, can effectively reduce constipation, hemorrhoids, colon cancer and rectal cancer incidence; in addition, the corn in the cellulose can also prevent high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and many other diseases.

(5), corn also contains recognized anti-cancer factor - glutathione, which can be combined with a variety of carcinogenic substances in the body, so that it loses the ability to cause cancer, and then through the digestive tract out of the body.

Nutritional content

Total sugar reducing sugar crude starch protein fat

33.6%10.8%29.06% (of which branched-chain starch accounted for 90.8%) 10.6%9.1%

Fruit corn stalks and leaves have high sugar content, green and tender, juicy, nutritious, and high quality fodder for animal husbandry, with a variety of nutrients higher than the silage of More than 3%.