different types of corn
Different Types of Corn
Corn is one of the most popular and most cultivated cereals almost everywhere. There are so many ways in which corn can be eaten, but how many types of corn do you really know? Read this Buzzle post to know the different varieties of corn.
It is a variety of corn distinguished by its extraordinarily hard outer shell that covers the entire kernel. It has numerous applications. The dried ears are often used for decorative purposes because of its distinctive and colorful kernels that range from white to black in color. The hard shells are often removed to make the kernels suitable for animal and human consumption. It is most commonly used as polenta that is made by grinding the corn. It is also grown in farms for animal fodder. The more decorative and ornamental variety of flint corn is the Indian corn.
Popcorn
The most popular variant of flint corn is the popcorn that is adored in all parts of the world. It has a soft center containing starch, but a hard outer shell. When the popcorn is heated, the moisture inside the kernel converts into steam and causes enough pressure for the kernel to burst. The white part that you eat is the mass containing starch.
Blue Corn
Blue corn is one of the oldest varieties of corn and has a hard outer shell and soft center. It is high in nutrition and has a nuttier taste as compared to others.
Sweet Corn
Flour Corn
Pod Corn
Pod corn is an ornamental type of corn in which the kernels are covered by long, membranous husks called glumes. It is also called 'wild maize'. Since it had a ritual significance for the Native American tribes, it can be found all over the American continent. It can be either dent, flint, sweet, flour, or waxy in nature.