Difference between revisions of "Maize"
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| − | == | + | '''Maize''' or '''corn''' is a true cereal grain and major staple crop in the US and around the world. |
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| + | There are two groups of varieties which could be treated as two different edible plants: sweet corn, eaten as a vegetable, and field corn, eaten as a grain and processed into different flours/meals. Sweet corn has a much higher sugar content and is harvested early, while the moisture content is high and the kernels still contain milky juice. Field corn is harvested later, after the sugar has been converted into starch and the kernels have dried out. | ||
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| + | Field corn kernels can be processed with alkali, a process called nixtamalization (the name and the process itself both come from the Aztec and Mayan people who first developed it). This results in corn that is easier to digest and more nutritious, and also has a different taste. | ||
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| + | ==Edible products== | ||
| + | * Sweet corn | ||
| + | ** On the cob | ||
| + | ** Canned, frozen, etc. | ||
| + | * Popcorn | ||
| + | * Corn flour | ||
| + | * Corn meal | ||
| + | * Hominy | ||
| + | * Corn starch | ||
| + | * Corn oil | ||
| + | * Corn syrup | ||
| + | ** High-fructose corn syrup | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 17 November 2017
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| Species: | Z. mays
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| Subspecies: | Z. mays subsp. mays
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| Zea mays subsp. mays | |
Maize or corn is a true cereal grain and major staple crop in the US and around the world.
There are two groups of varieties which could be treated as two different edible plants: sweet corn, eaten as a vegetable, and field corn, eaten as a grain and processed into different flours/meals. Sweet corn has a much higher sugar content and is harvested early, while the moisture content is high and the kernels still contain milky juice. Field corn is harvested later, after the sugar has been converted into starch and the kernels have dried out.
Field corn kernels can be processed with alkali, a process called nixtamalization (the name and the process itself both come from the Aztec and Mayan people who first developed it). This results in corn that is easier to digest and more nutritious, and also has a different taste.
Edible products
- Sweet corn
- On the cob
- Canned, frozen, etc.
- Popcorn
- Corn flour
- Corn meal
- Hominy
- Corn starch
- Corn oil
- Corn syrup
- High-fructose corn syrup
Acknowledgements
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Maize, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.