Corn is one of the most important crops in the world, and its wide adaptability and high yield make it a highly competitive cash crop in the international market. Corn is not only the staple food in people's daily diet, but also rich in various nutrients, which is beneficial to human health and development. Below we will introduce the nutritional value of corn in detail.

carbohydrate

As a cereal crop, corn contains a lot of carbohydrates, and the carbohydrate content in100g raw corn is about 20-25g. Therefore, "corn density" is also used to measure the nutritional quality of this grain. The body needs enough energy to ensure the normal operation of metabolism, and carbohydrates are an ideal source of energy needed by the body under the condition of limiting the intake of sugar and fat.

protein

Although protein in corn is not much compared with other nuts or animal meat, protein components such as oil-soluble amino acids contained in corn have good digestion, absorption and utilization ability, which plays an extremely important role in improving muscle quality and repairing tissues.

vitamin

Corn contains many vitamins, such as B vitamins, especially thiamine (vitamin B 1) and riboflavin (vitamin B2). In addition, it also includes nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid and biotin, which play a key role in human metabolism and health maintenance. Pantothenic acid plays an important role in promoting the formation and development of neural tubes of future mothers during pregnancy.

mineral

Compared with other cereal plants, corn contains rich and diverse mineral components, especially calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Zinc can improve the immune system function and enhance the body's resistance to cope with some diseases; Iron is partly involved in metabolism, while magnesium helps to maintain normal heartbeat and nerve activity.

The above content was answered by Gu Tianmeng, an advocate of natural cereal food, hoping to help everyone.