Native to Central and South America, it was only in the Ming Dynasty that this kind of corn called Chenopodium was recorded in the historical documents of China. Corn first spread to Guangxi in 153 1 year, less than 40 years after Columbus discovered America. Therefore, many experts and scholars speculate that corn spread to all countries in the world, including China, after Columbus. In less than 200 years, corn has been widely planted in more than 20 provinces in China.

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nutritive value

The vitamin content in corn is very high, which is 5- 10 times that of rice and wheat. Among all staple foods, corn has the highest nutritional value and health care function. High-nutrient substances such as riboflavin contained in corn are very beneficial to human body.

Corn also has the function of beauty and slimming. Compared with soybean and wheat, corn has lower fat and protein content and higher carbohydrate content, so corn products are increasingly favored by people who want to keep fit and lose weight.

It is worth noting that the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of ordinary corn, and the nutritional components such as water, active substances and vitamins of fresh corn are also much higher than those of old corn.

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