Advertisement

The white stuff

Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
0

You might think corn is just yummy to eat, but it has lots of other interesting uses - and a trip to the movies wouldn't be the same without popcorn munch on

Corn used to only grow in central and south America. It was used as food for people and animals. These days we use it for many other things.

Cereal

Corn is a cereal, not a vegetable. It is related to sugar cane. The part we eat is the seeds of the grass. In other parts of the world it is known maize or mealies.

Lovely colours

Mostly we think of corn as being golden or white in colour. But this is because humans have farmed it to be like this. Natural corn can also be blue, red or black. There can be different colours of kernels on one cob. This is because each kernel has its own genes, which can differ from those of other kernels.

Advertisement
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2-3x faster
1.1x
220 WPM
Slow
Normal
Fast
1.1x