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Many Kinds of Corn

Today there are many kinds of corn. The most common types are flint, dent, sweet and of course popcorn.

Dent corn, often called "field corn" is often used as livestock feed. It is also the main kind of corn used when making industrial products and various foods. It can be either white or yellow.

Sweet corn is often eaten on the cob or it can be canned or frozen. Sweet corn is seldom processed into feed or flour. Sweet corn gets its name because it contains more sugar than other types of corn.

Popcorn, a type of flint corn, has a soft starchy center that is covered by a very hard shell. When popcorn is heated the natural moisture inside the kernel turns to steam that builds up enough pressure for the kernel to explode. When the kernel explodes the white starchy mass that you like to eat forms.

The History of Corn Continued...

• In the Beginning
• The Great Exchange
• Other Origins of Corn in Indian Tradition
• Many Kinds of Corn
• Many Uses for Corn

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