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Nutritional value of corn
Now people pay more and more attention to health, especially in diet. Corn appears more and more on people's dining tables. So what is corn? What are the nutritional values of corn?

Corn corn, also known as corn, corn, cob, etc. Sow in summer and harvest in autumn. On the occasion of summer and autumn, the green corn is trembling on the vast land. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the green husk wrapped with corn will gradually turn white, and the corn kernels inside will start to harden and be full. Tear off the skin and you will see the golden corn. The neat arrangement of golden corn kernels and corncobs. Can be used as food and feed. It can be cooked and eaten when it is not fully mature, and can also be ground into flour, porridge, etc. Or it can be used as an ingredient of vegetables, which is not only bright in color, but also nutritious and delicious.

The nutritional value of corn is delicious, invigorating the spleen, regulating appetite and increasing appetite. It can also clear away heat, and has diuretic and edema-preventing effects.

As a coarse grain, corn is rich in cellulose, which can not only stimulate intestinal peristalsis, prevent constipation, but also accelerate the excretion of intestinal endotoxin. Moreover, there are isomaltooligosaccharides in corn, which can promote the reproduction of probiotics, maintain the balance of intestinal flora and promote intestinal health.

Corn contains a lot of vitamin A, vitamin E and glutamic acid, which has a certain effect on improving human anti-aging ability.

Have certain disease prevention and disease resistance. Corn itself contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, which can remove cholesterol from blood, ensure smooth blood circulation and prevent arteriosclerosis. Moreover, corn germ can also promote metabolism and improve nervous system function. Moreover, studies have also proved that lysine and trace element selenium in corn have anti-cancer effects.

Corn can improve eyesight. Flavonoids contained in corn can protect the macula of retina and make eyes bright.

Like wheat, corn is the main food on people's table. Corn contains a lot of dietary fiber, which can not only moisten the intestines and detoxify, but also swell in the intestines, increase people's satiety and reduce weight, which is why corn is very popular with women now, and the delicious roasted corn on the street always makes people fondle it.

Corn is a treasure. Corn must be rich in vitamin E, which can be used as medicine and has the effects of losing weight and diuresis. In addition, vitamin E can also increase hormone secretion, improve sexual function and prevent female abortion.