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Blue corn

Also Known As : Hopi maize, Purple corn, Yoeme Blue, Dent corn, Tarahumara Maiz Azul, and Rio Grande Blue
Technical Name : Zea mays
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Vegetarian

Taste Profile

It has a rich nutty, sweet taste.

Usage Tips

  1. Blue corn is used commercially in products such as blue corn pancake mix and blue corn chips.
  2. It can be eaten young as a sweet corn.
  3. It is used in traditional Southwestern dishes of tortillas and cereal.
  4. It can also be used to make corn flour.
  5. Blue corn flour can be used to make superfood bread, crackers, cakes and biscuits.

Common names and forms

  1. Organic Blue Corn

Description

Blue corn is a corn that has bluish kernels. Blue corn cobs have pale green to white colored husks that when peeled back reveal dark blue kernels.It has anthocyanins that give it its blue color. It is a variety of flint maize grown in Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Originally, Blue corn was developed by Hopi and remains as a vital part of Hopi dishes such as piki bread. It is widely used in Peruvian cuisine.

Health benefits

  • Blue corn is rich in antioxidants, which are essential for the body to repair and maintain cells.(1)
  • It has low content of carbohydrates, which is helpful for diabetic patients.(1)
  • It contains two antioxidants named zeaxanthin and lutein which helps to lower the chances of macular degeneration and cataracts.(1)

Note

Excess consumption of blue corn causes imbalanced insulin function and post-prandial strikes in blood sugar.(2)

Resource & Links

(1,2) https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/blue-corn/

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