Corn (scientific name: Zea mays), also known as maize, corn and corncob. Cantonese is called Xiaomi and Minnan is called Fanmai. It is an annual gramineous herb, an important food crop and an important feed source, and also the highest total output food crop in the world.

Brief introduction of corn

Alias corn, corn, pearl rice.

Corn belongs to the genus Zea mays, and its scientific name is Zea Mays. Corn is commonly known as cob, corn, corn, corn. It is native to Mexico and Peru at the foot of the Andes in Latin America. After Columbus discovered America, he brought corn to Spain on his second return trip (1499). With the development of the world navigation industry, corn has gradually spread to all parts of the world and become one of the most important food crops.

Corn, known as longevity food, is rich in protein, fat, vitamins, trace elements, cellulose and polysaccharide, and has great potential to develop foods with high nutrition and high biological function.

Corn is not only the main source of human food, but also a popular health food, which often appears on the dining table and is very popular in Europe and America, once famous for its delicious food. It is reported that former US President Ronald Reagan used to eat cornflakes porridge for breakfast every morning.

Corn injection is a common food crop, mainly produced in the north. There are yellow corn and white corn, among which yellow corn contains more vitamin A, which is very beneficial to people's eyesight. Its nutritional value exceeds that of flour and rice, and it can prevent arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and other diseases if eaten regularly.