Corn caloric content

Corn – one of the most ancient cultivated cereals, and its popularity in a diet of the population is caused by a variety of products which can be prepared from corn and products of its processing.

In 100 g of corn: caloric content – 120 kcal, proteins of 3,9 g, fats (unsaturated) 1,3 g, carbohydrates of 20-25 g. A glycemic index – 70.

Despite high caloric content, corn is considered a good dietary product because of existence in its composition of the substances capable to connect cholesterol and to bring him out of an organism, and also to strengthen combustion of recently used fats in intestines.

In the modern food industry corn is used for production:

• Cornbread or bakery products;
• Corn flakes, popcorn;
• Corn porridge (coarse flour);
• Corn puddings, pastries, confectionery (fine flour);
• Tinned corn (for the first and second courses, salads);
• Corn starch (a thickener, sweetener, raw materials for alcoholic beverages, vinegar);
• Corn oil (from germs of seeds of corn).

Also during a season of maturing eat fresh-gathered ears of corn in a boiled look. Caloric content of corn boiled makes 100-150 kcal on 100 g and depends on a grade, degree of a maturity and conditions of cultivation.

Boiled corn – ecologically safe product, thanks to the property not to accumulate and not to hold chemicals from in large quantities the fertilizers introduced on fields. At the same time the caloric content of corn boiled is insignificant, and its nutrition value and curative qualities are irreplaceable in food.

From corn grits corn porridge which caloric content needs to be considered at inclusion of porridge in the dietary menu prepares. Grain from corn is low allergy, slows down processes of rotting and fermentation in intestines, reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases. Corn grits is widely used in the children's menu and for preparation of porridges in dietary and daily food.

Porridge corn: caloric content in 100 g of a ready-made product of 337 kcal, proteins of 8,3 g, fats of 1.2 g, carbohydrates of 75,0 g.

Corn flakes which caloric content is three times higher than the caloric content of an initial product are made of the corn grits received in the special way. From grains the cover is removed, germs separate, cook the received grain in sugar and salt syrup, flatten weight in thin petals and fry to the crackling state. Corn flakes enrich with various additives – sugar syrup, caramel, chocolate, vitamin and mineral complexes. They are mixed with various small cut dried fruits.

Corn flakes: caloric content is 100 g 363 kcal, proteins of 6,9 g, fats of 2,5 g, carbohydrates of 83,6 g.

In modern cookery corn tinned is widely used. Its caloric content is small, and in preparation of some dishes and for various salads it is irreplaceable. At conservation a half of useful properties of corn is lost, but at the same time the term of its storage considerably increases.

Corn tinned: caloric content is 100 g 119 kcal, proteins of 3,9 g, fats of 1,3 g, carbohydrates of 22,7 g.

Corn dishes promote bystry saturation of an organism nutrients and to suppression of feeling of hunger for a long time.

Corn stigmas for weight loss

Corn stigmas (hairs) use in official medicine for production of various drugs. Liquid extract or infusion corn a rylets increases biliary secretion, promotes reduction of its viscosity and specific weight, accelerates coagulability of blood, raising number of thrombocytes, strengthens a diuresis.

Corn stigmas for weight loss use thanks to their diuretic and cholagogue action. Infusion or broth corn a rylets reduces appetite, stabilizes sugar level in blood and suppresses thirst for sweet at the expense of what comfort of the kept diets increases.

For preparation of broth it is recommended to get corn stigmas in drugstores where the product passes special test, it is not necessary to bring together independently them as pesticides which process fields accumulate, generally in fibrous fabrics of corn.