Can sweet corn be eaten raw?
Corn is one of the four staple grains in China, so it can be seen that corn plays an important role in our life. The way we eat corn is usually cooked. So can sweet corn be eaten raw?
Sweet corn or fruit corn is a kind of super sweet corn which is suitable for eating raw. It can be eaten directly, the thin skin is broken with a bite, the fragrant juice overflows over the teeth and cheeks, and it is very sweet and crisp when eaten raw and cooked, just like fruit, so it is called "fruit corn". Other corn is generally difficult to eat raw, and few people try to eat it raw.
It's better to eat corn cooked. Although eating sweet corn raw retains more nutrients, and cooking causes sweet corn to lose some of its vitamin C, it gains more nutritional value and higher antioxidant activity, which can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer.
Fruit corn contains sugar in its endosperm, so fruit corn has a sweet taste. According to the content of monosaccharide in endosperm, sweet corn can be divided into three types: common sweet corn, enhanced sweet corn and super sweet corn, which have different uses in food processing. Ordinary sweet corn: sugar content is about 8%, mostly used for paste or whole grain processing to make cans, also used for quick freezing; enhanced sweet corn: sugar content is 12% mi 16%, mostly used for whole or paste processing cans, quick freezing, fresh ears on the market. Super sweet corn: sugar content more than 20%, thick skin, mostly used for whole-grain processing can, quick-frozen or fresh ears on the market.
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