Corn

Corn is a popular crop with a rich history dating back 2,500 years. Today, it is grown for direct consumption, preservation, or popcorn production. Growing corn requires a sunny location, abundant watering, and permeable sandy-loam soil.

History of Corn

Corn originates from America, where it was cultivated more than 2,500 years ago. It arrived in Europe at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. Sweet corn, which is the most commonly consumed variety today, has been known since the 18th century.

🥦 Nutritional Values and Health Benefits

Corn contains easily digestible carbohydrates that soothe the intestinal lining and support digestion. Since it is gluten-free, it is also suitable for people with celiac disease.

Additional benefits:

• Helps with constipation and bloating
• Slightly slows thyroid activity
• Has a positive effect on elevated cholesterol levels

💧 It contains high amounts of water and fiber, as well as minerals such as potassium, iron, magnesium and B1 vitamins.

🌽Most Commonly Grown Corn Varieties

• Andrea F1 - a medium-late hybrid with high-quality yellow kernels, suitable for direct consumption, freezing and canning

• Ramondia F1 - this semi-early variety, like Andrea F1, is suitable for direct consumption, freezing and canning, ears are harvested at milk-wax maturity, pre-cultivation is recommended in cooler areas

• Tauris F1 - a very early variety with high yield, suitable for both direct consumption and freezing and canning

• Golden Bantam - a late to semi-late variety for direct consumption, harvested at milk maturity, thrives in deep loamy-sandy soil

• Pickling Sweet Corn - ears harvested at milk-wax maturity are pickled whole, similar to cucumbers

• Strawberry Corn - this ornamental corn is perfect for drying, its ears have a specific unusual red color, are smaller and have an oval shape, its cultivation doesn't differ much from other corn varieties, only sowing is done later

• Popping Corn - Jantár - this late hybrid rewards with high yield, its kernels have an orange color and are suitable for making popcorn, this variety thrives better in warmer areas