The Nutritional Value Of Corn

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Corn is the seed of grass herb maize, which is also known as jade, imperial rice, imperial wheat, corn wheat, Indian corn, or corn. In summer and autumn, people harvest ripe fruits and dry the seeds after threshing, so the seeds can be used for eating; the seeds can also be eaten fresh.

The Nutritional value of corn is the highest among the staple food

In all staple food including the raw materials of those are wheat flour and rice, maize has the highest nutritional value. In particular, its vitamin content is 5 to 10 times higher than rice and wheat. Corn also contains seven kinds of “anti-aging medicine”: calcium, glutathione, Victoria A, magnesium, selenium, vitamin E and fatty acids.

All parts of corn are treasures:

Vitamin A and vitamin E: Corn contains vitamin A, vitamin E, glutamic acid and so on. Experiments on animal have shown that these ingredients have the effects of anti-aging.

Dietary fiber: Corn is rich in dietary fiber, which not only can stimulate peristalsis of the stomach and prevent constipation, but also can promote cholesterol metabolism and accelerate the discharge ...
... of toxins in the intestines.

Unsaturated fatty acids: The corn oil squeezed from corn germs contains large amounts of unsaturated fatty acids including 60% of linoleic acid, which can clear the harmful cholesterol in the blood and prevent atherosclerosis. Corn germ contains nutrients that can enhance the body's metabolism and adjust the functions of nerve system.

Someone investigated and found that the African women working in agriculture eat corn as staple food and their risk of bowel cancer is very low, showing that corn has anti-cancer effect. In addition, the amount of carotene in corn is five times more than that in soybeans, which also can inhibit carcinogens.

Nutrients: Corn contains lysine and trace elements selenium, which have an effect of cancer preventive.

B vitamins: Corn also contains rich B vitamins, niacin, etc., having an effect on protecting the nerve conduction and gastrointestinal function, preventing beriberi disease and myocarditis, as well as maintaining the skin healthy.

Others: The tassels of corn have strong diuretic function, playing a role in treating urinary tract infection and edema. They can also clear heat, benefit gallbladder and discharge stone, being suitable for liver and gallbladder damp-heat cholelithiasis and so on.

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