Sweet corn

Sweet corn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa;^[1] also called Indian corn, sugar corn, and pole corn) is a variety of maize with a high sugar content and prepared as a vegetable.

Sweetcorn, yellow, raw
(seeds only)

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	360 kJ (86 kcal)
Carbohydrates	19.02 g
- Sugars	3.22 g
- Dietary fiber	2.7 g
Fat	1.18 g
Protein	3.2 g
- Tryptophan	0.023 g
- Threonine	0.129 g
- Isoleucine	0.129 g
- Leucine	0.348 g
- Lysine	0.137 g
- Methionine	0.067 g
- Cystine	0.026 g
- Phenylalanine	0.150 g
- Tyrosine	0.123 g
- Valine	0.185 g
- Arginine	0.131 g
- Histidine	0.089 g
- Alanine	0.295 g
- Aspartic acid	0.244 g
- Glutamic acid	0.636 g
- Glycine	0.127 g
- Proline	0.292 g
- Serine	0.153 g
Water	75.96 g
Vitamin A equiv.	9 μg (1%)
Thiamine (Vit. B1)	0.200 mg (15%)
Niacin (Vit. B3)	1.700 mg (11%)
Folate (Vit. B9)	46 μg (12%)
Vitamin C	6.8 mg (11%)
Iron	0.52 mg (4%)
Magnesium	37 mg (10%)
Potassium	270 mg (6%)
One ear of medium size (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) maize has 90 grams of seeds Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient database

Husked sweetcorn, Corn on the cob

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