Many people like cornflakes for breakfast, others enjoy corn bread and muffins, some like hominy, to say nothing of other interesting corn products used in cooking such as corn oil, corn syrup and cornstarch.
Corn provides protein and food energy in the form of carbohydrates and it contributes significant amounts of fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B6, niacin, thiamine and folate.
It also supplies the antioxidants lutein and zeathanthin, needed for healthy vision.
There are more than 200 varieties of corn. All are considered to be good spruces of vitamin C but only yellow kernel contain small amounts of vitamin A in the form of beta carotene.
For many people, corn is still used as an important source of nutrients, including protein.
Although not a complete protein, it is still easily complemented with other protein sources, and so makes useful nutritional contribution.
In addition , corn supplies some important phytonutrients including several antioxidant compounds.
Nutrition of corn
