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Name: Corn, maize
Type of Food: Cereal grain
Produced From: Maize (Zea mays)
Total Calories: 32 (1 ounce serving, whole kernel corn)
Total Fat: 0.3 grams (1 ounce serving, whole kernel corn)
Total Protein: 0.9 grams (1 ounce serving, whole kernel corn)
Total Carbohydrates: 6.6 grams (1 ounce serving, whole kernel corn)
29 Corn Facts for Kids
Corn is a domesticated cereal crop that is grown for consumption and other applications.
Corn is a member of the zea genus.
The scientific binominal name for corn is zea mays.
Corn is also known as maize outside of the United States of America.
Corn is usually yellow, but can come in a wide variety of colors, like green, red and white.
Corn is commonly referred to as a vegetable, but scientifically and botanically its both a grain and a fruit.
An average corn plant will grow up to 10 feet in height.
An ear of corn on average has about 800 kernels in 16 rows, but it can have as few as 500 or as many as 1,200.
An ear of corn has one silk strand for every kernel.
A bushel of corn weights about 56 pounds.
Corn is grown on six of the seven continents worldwide; the exception is Antarctica.
In 2017, the largest producer of corn was the
United States of America
with over 400 million tons.
In 2017, the entire world produced over 1.25 billion tons of corn.
The corn belt is an area in the United States where the majority of corn is grown.
Corn is used in a wide variety of food products and is consider a staple food in many countries.
One cup of corn (145 grams) has 125 calories.
One cup of corn (145 grams) has 2 grams of
fat
.
One cup of corn (145 grams) has no cholesterol.
One cup of corn (145 grams) has 22 milligrams of
sodium
(salt).
One cup of corn (145 grams) has 27 grams of
carbohydrates
.
One cup of corn (145 grams) has 5 grams of
protein
.
One cup of corn (145 grams) has 3 milligrams of
calcium
, 1 milligram of
iron
and 390 milligrams of
potassium
.
Corn is used to sweeten food in the form of corn syrup.
One corn bushel is able to sweeten around 400 cans of soda pop.
Corn is one of the primary sources of livestock feed and fodder.
Corn is used in the production of several products, like adhesives, fabrics and
plastics
.
Corn is used to produce biofuels and is primary source of ethanol production in the United States of America.
Popcorn
is a food that is made by heating up corn kernels until they expand.
Corn is a commodity traded by investors, traders and price speculators.
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Pictures of Corn
A picture of young corn stalks.
Credit: MSU / Erick Larson
A pictures of ears of corn.
Credit: University of Illinois
A picture of a cornfield.
Credit: Metro Creative Connection
A picture of corn on the cob.
Credit: The Food Network
A picture of creamed corn.
Credit: Food.com
A picture of popcorn.
Credit: Orville Redenbacher
Additional Resources on Corn
Corn Nutrition Facts
– View the nutrtional facts for corn on the USDA SNAP-Ed Connection website.
Benefits of Corn
– Discover some of the amazing benefits of corn on the Mayo Clinic website.
Maize (Corn) - Wikipedia
– Find more facts about corn on the Wikipedia website.