Fruit corn

Release time : 03/09/2026 09:30:05

The sweet corn, also known as fruit or vegetable corn, is a type of corn that can be eaten raw like a fruit.

The skin of the fruit corn is thin, with a lot of juice and crisp sweetness. It can be eaten raw.

Because this kind of corn can be eaten raw like a fruit and is rich in nutrients, it has won the favor of consumers.

The sweet corn, due to its high sugar content and long suitable harvesting period, has been widely planted.

Fruit corn is a type of sweet corn or vegetable corn that can be eaten as a fruit.

The fruit corn is thin-skinned, has a lot of juice and crisp sweetness, can be eaten raw.

Because this kind of corn can be eaten raw like a fruit, and has rich nutrients, it is favored by consumers.

Super sweet corn, due to its high sugar content and suitable for harvesting period, has been widely planted.

Fruit corn, also known as "fruit-like corn," is a type of sweet corn that is suitable for eating raw. The young cob stage features thin skin, abundant juices, and crisp texture, making it particularly sweet and crunchy to eat raw. The thin outer layer easily breaks when bitten, releasing a refreshing juice that fills the mouth with a delightful taste, both fresh and cooked. It has a similar sweetness and crunchiness to that of fruits, hence its name.

Fruit corn, also known as sweet corn or vegetable corn, belongs to the Poaceae family and is part of the genus Zea.

Maize sweet type subspecies.

Sweet corn is one of the major vegetables in developed countries such as Europe, America, South Korea and Japan.

Due to its rich nutrition, sweetness, freshness, crispiness, tenderness, it is favored by consumers of all social classes.

The sweet corn can be divided into three kinds: ordinary corn, super sweet corn and strong sweet corn. The super sweet corn is widely planted because of its high sugar content and long suitable harvest period.

The difference between the different varieties of corn is that its endosperm contains not only starch but also water-soluble polysaccharides, which imparts it with a sweetness that is unique compared to regular corn.

The reason is that there are one or several genes of sweet corn controlling the synthesis of starch, and these genes have a natural mutation in their state of being homozygous recessive, which cuts off the process of part of reducing sugars into starch.

This minor flaw actually enhances the sweetness of the corn.

Fruit corn is also cultivated in China.

The plants are relatively short, yet they have strong tillering ability.

The fruiting panicle is covered in leaves.

Seeds are light yellow or white, and the endosperm is relatively large.

Fruit corn is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, C, minerals and free amino acids. It is easy to digest and absorbed by the human body, which makes it a new kind of leisure and health nutrition food.

The nutritional value of the fruit corn is rich in reducing sugars, crude starch, proteins, fats and cellulose, which are all the nutrients that human beings need daily.

Eating fruit-sweet corn can also prevent hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and other diseases.

Do you know the nutritional value of fruit sweet corn? 1. Rich in fat, containing over 60% linoleic acid, it can reduce the deposition of cholesterol in blood vessels, preventing the occurrence of hypertension, coronary heart disease, and myocardial infarction, and also has a positive effect on diabetes prevention and treatment.

2. Rich in Vitamin E, with 2.44mg per 100g, it is not only a vitamin but also can prevent skin pigmentation and premature wrinkles, and has the good effect of delaying aging.

3. Containing 0.59% glutamic acid, it can promote the respiration of brain cells and facilitate the elimination of ammonia in brain tissue, thus possessing excellent effects on brain health and enhancing memory.

4. High fiber content can promote intestinal motility, reduce the accumulation of putrefactive matter in the intestines, and effectively lower the incidence of constipation, hemorrhoids, colon cancer, and rectal cancer.

Additionally, the cellulose in corn can also prevent many diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.

5. Corn also contains a well-recognized anticancer factor, glutathione, which can bind to various carcinogens in the human body and render them harmless by eliminating them from the body through the digestive tract.

6. The sugar content in the stems and leaves of sweetcorn is high, with a lot of juice and rich nutrition, making it an excellent feed for livestock farming. Its various nutritional components are more than 3% higher than those in silage.

How to eat fruit corn? Fruit corn, as the name suggests, can be eaten just like a fruit, so it can be eaten raw.

Is only the fruit corn can be eaten raw? Besides raw eating, what other ways to eat the fruit corn? We commonly eat the corn, after cleaning it, put it into water for a while.

After the corn has been cooked, it can be eaten right out of the pot.

You can also do this with sweet corn.

During the boiling process, adding rock sugar to the water can enhance the flavor. Some people also like to add salt during cooking. This is a matter of personal taste and should be adjusted accordingly.

Fruit corn can also be directly juiced and consumed, with the sweetness of the corn juice making it a delicious drink that is both sweet and moist. The nutrients in the corn are easily absorbed.

Fruit corn can also be used to stir-fry or make soup.

You can peel the sweetcorn and add eggs, peas, ham etc. to make a aromatic corn soup.

You can also stir-fry sweet corn kernels and Chinese yam with carrot cubes, creating a nutritional and healthful vegetarian dish.

The way to eat the fruit corn is very diverse, it can be directly eaten as a fruit, or used as a vegetable and other ingredients to make delicious dishes.

Everyone can choose their preferred method of preparation and enjoy the fruits of their culinary skills, creating a variety of delicious dishes with fresh corn.

Fruit corn is not genetically modified. Fruit corn is a product of traditional breeding techniques, unrelated to genetic modification technology.

Yes, there are indeed transgenic sweet corns that have been engineered to be more resistant to pests and herbicides, but they haven't been approved for cultivation in China.

Currently, the fruit-type sweetcorn we can buy in China is unlikely to be genetically modified.

How did the "unique" fruit-sweet corn come about? Fruit sweet corn is not a recent crop; its true origins are difficult to trace, but the earliest documented sweet corn varieties were collected by European colonists in the Americas from the Iroquois people around 1779. This suggests that the appearance of sweet corn may have predate this date.

Back then, there was no such concept as genetically modified organisms, much less the technology for it.

The modern sweet corn varieties are not genetically modified, but rather, they are developed through traditional breeding methods on top of the naturally occurring fruity corn hybrids.

A few years ago, several sequences of genes related to sweet corn and their associated molecular markers have been found. Breeders can now use molecular marker assisted selection to speed up the breeding process.

These breeding techniques do not involve the technology of genetic engineering, and the sweet corn cultivated through these methods is not genetically engineered.

Many people believe that sweet corn is genetically modified because its sweetness differs from regular corn, but this belief is incorrect. Corn can also produce different traits through genetic mutations.

*The medical information provided in this text is for reference only.

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