PEARLS OF HEALTH “CORN”

IT ALSO KNOWN AS MAIZE

BOTANICAL NAME: ZEAMAYS

FAMILY : POACEE

INTRODUCTION –

IT IS FIRSTLY DISCOVERED IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

IT IS WIDELY CONSUMED CEREAL IN THIS WORLD AFTER WHEAT AND RICE.

6 MAJOR TYPES OF CORN FOUND IN NATURE.

COLORIFIC VALUE – 100G OF CORNS GIVES 365CAL.

NUTRIENTS – IT IS A RICH SOURCE OF PROTEIN, CARBOHYDRATES, DIETAERY FIBRES ,VITAMINS LIKE B1, B2,C AND FOLIC ACID & MINERALS(Mg,P,K,Mn) ALSO.

SPECIFIC PROPERTIES – IT HAVE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTY (PURIFIER OF BLOOD) AND HAVE ALSO CARETENOIDS
(FOR THE COLOUR OF CORN).

IN THE AREA OF RESEARCH –

CORN ALSO USEFULL FOR THE RESEARCH. FIRST TIME JUMPING GENE( TRANSPOSONS) DISCOVERED IN CORN BY BARBANA MC CLINTOCK. FOR THIS WORK SHE GOT NOBLE PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OF MEDICINE IN 1983.

IN AREA OF MEDICINE –

·        TREATMENT OF CANCER

·        TREATMENT OF DIABETES

·        TO PREVENT FROM HEART PROBLEM

·        TREATMENT OF ALZMIER’S DIESEASE

·        MAINTAIN CHOLESTROL LEVEL IN THE BODY

·        IMPROVES VISION

·        PREVENTS HYPERTENSION

·        PREVENTS ANEMIA

·        TO MAKE STRONG CONNECTIVE TISSUE

·        TO HELP IN RECOVERY OF KNEE INJURY

·        GOOD FOR DIGESTION

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF CORN –

IT IS USES FOR MAKING  BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND HEALTHY SKIN AND SHINY HAIRS.

  BY : ANEKTA

MSc 1^st SEM

INSTITUTE OF FOODS TECHNOLOGY