Organic corn
Over the past several years, the demand for organic corn has been increasing in our region.
Many people enjoy canned or frozen corn from the grocery store. However, the taste cannot compare to the freshness of growing your own Organic corn. Yellow Organic corn from your garden can be used immediately or frozen for use during the fall and winter. The most tasteful crops come from carrying out the proper methods to grow Organic corn, that’s called Organic corn.
Aside from obvious dietary fiber benefits, organic corn is packed with vitamin B1, B5, vitamin C, folate, phosphorus and manganese. An ear of organic corn (considered approximately ½ cup of corn) has about 75 calories, 2 grams of protein and has almost no cholesterol. Organic Corn also includes phytonutrient and antioxidant contents that vary in extent depending on the color of the corn.
The truth is organic corn can be an important source of lots of great nutrients and a great part of a healthy diet. Organic corn has a lot of great health benefits in general, and some call it one of the healthiest foods in the world.
Many people enjoy canned or frozen corn from the grocery store. However, the taste cannot compare to the freshness of growing your own Organic corn. Yellow Organic corn from your garden can be used immediately or frozen for use during the fall and winter. The most tasteful crops come from carrying out the proper methods to grow Organic corn, that’s called Organic corn.
Aside from obvious dietary fiber benefits, organic corn is packed with vitamin B1, B5, vitamin C, folate, phosphorus and manganese. An ear of organic corn (considered approximately ½ cup of corn) has about 75 calories, 2 grams of protein and has almost no cholesterol. Organic Corn also includes phytonutrient and antioxidant contents that vary in extent depending on the color of the corn.
The truth is organic corn can be an important source of lots of great nutrients and a great part of a healthy diet. Organic corn has a lot of great health benefits in general, and some call it one of the healthiest foods in the world.
here are some of the wonderful health benefits of organic corn.
- Lots of Antioxidants - Organic Corn contains lots of very healthy antioxidants such as coumaric acid, caffeic acid, anthocyanins, ferulic acid, vanillic acid, syringic acid, and protocatechuic acid and lots of bet-carotene all of which help to prevent and repair DNA damage thus helping to prevent disease.
- Great Fiber for Probiotics - Organic Corn contains lots of fiber which is important for providing a good environment for the growth of probiotic bacteria which boosts up our immune system. One cup of Organic corn contains about 4.6 grams of fiber making it high fiber food. And Organic corn fiber also helps to prevent cardiovascular disease, strokes, cancer, and constipation.
- Short Chain Fatty Acids - Organic Corn contains a large amount of Short Chain Fatty Acids which help to prevent colon disease and cancer.
- Good Fats - Organic Corn does contain fat, but most of that fat is unsaturated good fats which are important for great health.
- Protein - 1 cup of organic corn contains about 5 grams of protein, making corn a nice source of protein.
- Prevents Macular Degeneration - Organic Corn contains zeaxanthin and lutein which help to prevent macular degeneration.
- Lowers Blood Pressure - Organic Corn may also be able to lower blood pressure by preventing angiotensin-I converting enzyme from being produced... more studies to be done.
- Lowers Blood Sugar - Consuming 1 or 2 cups of whole Organic corn daily has been shown to stabilize blood sugar levels for those with type 1 and 2 diabetes... more than likely due to the high fiber content of the corn.
- Inhibits Some Viruses - Organic Corn contains lectins and those lectins bind with viruses and thus inhibiting the growth of certain viral agents.
- Eating Corn Linked to Long Life - Lots of cultures that live to be very old incorporate whole organic corn into their diet.
- Cooking Corn Increases Antioxidants - Organic Corn is one of those rare foods that actually increase antioxidants in corn with cooking—Amazing!
- Contains - Organic Corn contains calcium and phosphorus for strong bones, B- Vitamins for good mood and vitality, manganese and magnesium for enzyme production, Vitamin C to prevent colds and flues and cancer, potassium for good heart contractions and water regulation, iron and copper for anemia, and zinc and selenium to boost up our immune system... and much more.
- Say No to Processed Corn - Stay away from fried corn and all processed types of corn including high fructose corn syrup which is unhealthy. Fructose sweeteners concentrate the little bit of sweetness of corn into something that is totally not natural at all... and it's fattening.
- Say No to GMO Corn - We really don't know what genetically modified corn will do to the human body or animals — so eat organic corn. Also any corn that is not organic can contain up to 30 different chemicals including 6 cancer causing agents, 12 hormone disrupting agents, and 12 other disease causing chemicals. Eat organic corn and be healthy!
