Fact # 1: corn? No maize!
The plant that we know as corn is called maize throughout the world, and also in Latin: Zea mais.
Fact No. 2: the traveler
Corn is the main food of Mexicans and Indians. It is believed that for the first time she was domesticated by the ancestors of modern Mexicans another 10 thousand years BC. This is confirmed by the fact that during excavations in Mexico City, corn pollen was found, whose age was very respectable: 55 thousand years! Christopher Columbus brought corn seeds to Europe. And Crimea shared with Russia corn in the XNUMXth century.
Fact # 3: grass is as tall as a tree
Corn is an annual plant that grows to a height of 7 meters, which is the height of a standard modern two-story cottage.
Fact # 4: even feminine
Interestingly, an ear of corn always contains an even number of flowers from which then an even number of seeds are formed. There are usually 10-14 rows on the cob of corn, and about a thousand seeds!
Fact # 5: There are thousands of them!
We are used to the fact that the color of corn seeds is yellow. In fact, there are more than a thousand varieties of corn, and the color can be not only yellow, but also white, red, purple, black and even multi-colored - when there are seeds of various colors in one ear - the “Glass Gem” variety.
Fact number 6: it grows on all continents except Antarctica
Corn grows on all continents. Most of it is in the United States - almost a quarter of the world's area. Many in Mexico, Brazil, India, Argentina. In Russia, corn is grown mainly in the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories and the Rostov Region, but it is also found in the Black Earth Region and in the more northern regions.
Fact number 7: a storehouse of nutrients
Corn can provide almost all the nutrients to the human body, so some people can eat corn alone and still feel good about themselves. Corn grains contain vitamins, microelements, protein, fats and carbohydrates, significantly superior in nutritional value to beans and other legumes. With constant consumption of corn, human health is significantly improved. Calcium improves the condition of tooth enamel, glutamic acid - the work of the brain, pectins - prevent the development of tumors and improve the functioning of the digestive tract.
Fact number 8: salt with sweat, boil
The corn must be boiled without salt, otherwise it will become very tough. That is why you buy a boiled ear of corn and then salt it. Old corn needs to be boiled for at least 2 hours, and young corn only 15 minutes.
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