Whole Sweet Kernel CORN
Source of Life and more valuable than money
Source of Life and more valuable than money
In Mayan language the word Mahis means Source of Life and was not only the staple food for the Mayan Civilization, but it was also considered more valuable than money. This miraculous plant yields more tonnage per hectare than wheat and rice. You can find it at 40 degrees south latitude (South of Chile), 5 degrees north latitude (Artic Circle) and in elevations varying from sea level to 4,000 meters above sea level (The Andean mountain range – actually the longest in the world). In other words, is everywhere. The carbon fixation in this plant is C4, in simple words it is able to more efficiently fix carbon in drought, high temperatures, and limitations of nitrogen or CO2. (Read more http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2013.00085/full)
Some of the many Health Benefits of Whole Sweet Kernel Corn
Quoting from: The World’s Healthiest Foods
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Antioxidant Benefits
Corn is actually a unique phytonutrient-rich food that provides us with well-documented antioxidant benefits. In terms of conventional antioxidant nutrients, corn is a good source of the mineral manganese. But it is corn’s phytonutrients that have taken center stage in the antioxidant research on corn. When all varieties of corn are considered as a group, the list of corn’s key antioxidant nutrients appears as follows:
Antioxidant Phytonutrients in Corn
- anthocyanins
- beta-carotene
- caffeic acid
- coumaric acid
- ferulic acid
- lutein
- syringic acid
- vanillic acid
- protocatechuic acid
- zeaxanthin
Different varieties of corn highlight different combinations of antioxidant phytonutrients. In the case of yellow corn, carotenoids lead the way and provide especially high concentrations of lutein and zeaxanthin. Blue corn is unique in its anthocyanin antioxidants. One particular hydroxybenzoic acid in purple corn—protocatechuic acid—has recently been linked to the strong antioxidant activity in this corn variety.
Most studies of disease and risk reduction from dietary antioxidant intake have not looked specifically at corn and its impressive combination of antioxidants. However, in several small-scale studies, corn has been directly mentioned as a food that was important in overall antioxidant protection and a contributing factor in the decreased risk of cardiovascular problems. Some of the mechanisms for decreased cardio risk may be related to other properties of corn’s phytonutrients that go beyond their antioxidant properties. For example, some of the phytonutrients in corn may be able to inhibit angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) and help lower risk of high blood pressure in this way. We suspect that future studies will further confirm the important role of corn’s phytonutrients in reduction of risk for a variety of health problems, and that antioxidant and other properties will play a key role in this risk reduction.
Digestive Benefits
Anyone who has eaten fresh corn-on-the-cob or freshly popped popcorn knows how satisfying this food can be to chew. Some of that satisfaction comes from corn’s fiber content. At 4.6 grams of fiber per cup, corn is a good fiber source, and in research studies, corn intake is often associated with good overall fiber intake. For example, persons who eat popcorn tend to have 2-3 times more overall whole grain intake than persons who do not eat popcorn, and they also tend to have higher overall fiber intake as well.
Corn fiber is one of the keys to its well-documented digestive benefits. Recent research has shown that corn can support the growth of friendly bacteria in our large intestine and can also be transformed by these bacteria into short chain fatty acids, or SCFAs. These SCFAs can supply energy to our intestinal cells and thereby help lower our risk of intestinal problems, including our risk of colon cancer. The amount of corn fiber analyzed in recent studies has been relatively high at 12 grams per day. That’s the same amount provided by about 2.5 cups of fresh corn. While that amount might be more than any person would consume in a single meal, it’s an amount that a person might easily eat over the course of several days. We suspect that future research will demonstrate the risk-reducing effects of smaller amounts of corn consumed over a longer period of time.
Blood Sugar Benefits
Given its good fiber content, its ability to provide many B-complex vitamins including vitamins B1, B5 and folic acid, and its notable protein content (about 5-6 grams per cup), corn is a food that would be expected to provide blood sugar benefits. Fiber and protein are key macronutrients for stabilizing the passage of food through our digestive tract. Sufficient fiber and protein content in a food helps prevent too rapid or too slow digestion of that food. By evening out the pace of digestion, protein and fiber also help prevent too rapid or too slow uptake of sugar from the digestive tract up into the bloodstream. Once the uptake of sugar is steadied, it is easier to avoid sudden spikes or drops in blood sugar.
Consumption of corn in ordinary amounts of 1-2 cups has been shown to be associated with better blood sugar control in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Fasting glucose and fasting insulin levels have been used to verify these blood sugar benefits. Interestingly, in elementary school-age and teenage youths already diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, whole grain cornbread has emerged in one study as the whole grain food with the highest acceptability among all whole grain foods. Youth participants in the study who consumed whole grain cornbread were also less likely to consume fast foods. Stop quoting.
Steady Prices from China for 5 years
We have had steady prices of Canned Whole Sweet KernelCorn from China for the last 5 years or more. As a price reference one box of 24 x 425g DW 235g is currently US$8.95 FOB Chiwan, China. Our Central American experience is being an steady growth of the corn market share in the last 5 years.
We have had steady prices of Canned Whole Sweet KernelCorn from China for the last 5 years or more. As a price reference one box of 24 x 425g DW 235g is currently US$9.80 FOB Yantian, China. Our Central American experience is being an steady growth of the corn market share in the last 5 years. We are looking to open the markets of Canada, Nigeria and Peru.
