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Corn Nutrition and Health Benefits

Corn is a cereal grain that was first domesticated in Mexico around 10,000 years ago. It is rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. While corn provides some beneficial nutrients, there is debate about whether it is healthful due to concerns about its sugar and calorie content. Corn is widely grown and used as food for humans and livestock as well as a source of biofuel.

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Corn Nutrition and Health Benefits

Corn is a cereal grain that was first domesticated in Mexico around 10,000 years ago. It is rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. While corn provides some beneficial nutrients, there is debate about whether it is healthful due to concerns about its sugar and calorie content. Corn is widely grown and used as food for humans and livestock as well as a source of biofuel.

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Is Corn Good for You?

Nutrition Facts and More - Healthline


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Nov 30, 2018 - It's rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. However, the health benefits of corn are
controversial — while it contains beneficial nutrients, it can also ...
What It Is · Nutrition · Benefits · Downsides

Corn | History, Cultivation, Uses, & Description | Britannica


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Corn is a tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) that is widely grown for its large elongated ears of
starchy seeds. The seeds, which are also known as corn, are used as food for humans and
livestock and as a source of biofuel and can be processed into a wide range of useful chemicals.

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Maize - Wikipedia
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Maize also known as corn (American English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous
peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy ...

Sweet corn - Wikipedia


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Sweet corn is a variety of maize with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally
occurring recessive mutation in the genes which control ...
Sugars: 3.22 g
Other constituents: Quantity
Water: 75.96 g
Energy: 360 kJ (86 kcal)
Is corn good for you? Nutrition and health benefits
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Jan 16, 2019 - The widespread use of corn in food products has led to debate about
whether corn is healthful. However, corn has nutritional benefits, and ...

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Nutritional Benefits of Corn - WebMD


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Corn is an ancient vegetable that is packed full of nutrients, especially when you use it in our
fabulous corn slaw recipe!

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