Health Benefits of Corn

What are the health benefits and vitamins in Corn?

Vitamins in Corn

→ Corn or maize is one of the most popular cereals in the world.
→ The kernels of corn are what hold the majority of corn"™s nutrients, and are the most commonly consumed parts of the vegetable.

→ Health benefits of corn include controlling diabetes, prevention of heart ailments, lowering hypertension and prevention of neural-tube defects at birth.
→ Consuming corn reduces risk of hemorrhoids and colorectal cancer.
→ Corn oil is the best way to increase heart health, and this is derived from the fact that corn is close to an optimal fatty acid combination.
→ Using corn oil will reduce the chances of arteries becoming clogged, will reduce blood pressure, and decrease the change of heart attack and stroke.
→ Corn helps to prevent anemia caused by deficiency of these vitamins.

Here you can find the vitamin sources of Corn.

Vitamins	Unit	Value per 100g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0
Thiamin	mg	0.385
Riboflavin	mg	0.201
Niacin	mg	3.627
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.622
Folate, DFE	µg	19
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	11
Vitamin A, IU	IU	214
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.49
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	0.3

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