Pearl yellow corn in Bama county is produced in several rocky mountain villages with unique climate and special soil quality. It is a traditional old variety with small, round and hard seeds, long growth period, no pesticides and fertilizers, and no pollution. Rich in nutrition, protein is higher than ordinary rice, easy to digest, low in calories and contains unsaturated fat. Lysine, magnesium, cellulose, carotene, etc. It not only has the functions of treating cancer, resisting cancer and preventing cancer, but also can enhance people's brain power, which is beneficial to health and beauty. Bama people cook porridge with corn and seldom cook dry rice. They grind the corn into powder, sift off the chaff and impurities, and then simmer it in a pot for a long time until it is fragrant and ripe. Eating corn porridge conforms to the idea of "self-nutrition with porridge" in traditional Chinese medicine, which is easy to digest and absorb, and can make the stomach unobstructed and reduce gastrointestinal diseases. The old people in Bama love porridge, so Bama is called "the hometown of porridge longevity" by Dr. Keiichi Morishita. Naturally, the way Bama people eat corn is far more than that. Corn is often processed into glutinous rice cakes, water polo, sugar cakes, oil balls, vermicelli and other fancy foods. The food made of pearl yellow corn is called "longevity porridge" or "golden food" by local people. Although the crispy rice is dried in the sun, its nutrients are not lost, and it has become a kind of food that Bama people are keen on.
Carotene contained in corn crispy rice can be converted into vitamin A after being absorbed by human body. It also contains nicotinic acid, which is much higher than rice. Nicotinic acid plays an important role in the metabolism of protein, fat and sugar, which can help us maintain the normal functions of nervous system, digestive system and skin. If the human body lacks nicotinic acid, it may cause symptoms such as mental hallucination, auditory hallucination and insanity, and symptoms such as angular stomatitis, glossitis and diarrhea in the digestive system, as well as skin dermatitis. Linoleic acid can reduce cholesterol and prevent it from depositing on the inner wall of blood vessels, thus reducing the occurrence of arteriosclerosis and playing a positive role in preventing hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Linoleic acid is also found in corn husk, which can prevent melanoma, breast cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer. Because it can scavenge oxygen free radicals in cells, protect DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) from damage and prevent cell mutation from inducing cancer, glutathione also has anti-cancer effect.