TYPES OF CORN

TYPES OF CORN 

1. SWEET CORN: Sweet corn is the most familiar and approachable for the home kitchen. Nothing says summer like a fresh ear eaten right off the cob.Sweet corn is best picked at its early or “milk” stage when it is still tender and juicy.

2. FLOUR CORN: It is composed mainly of soft starch, which gives it the ability to be easily ground into a fine cornmeal. Flour corn varieties can grow from short 2 foot varieties to varieties 8-10 feet tall and grow well in areas that are drier. 

3. DENT OR FIELD CORN: It is named after the indentation that appears at the top of the kernel as it dries. The kernels contain a hard form of starch at the sides and a soft starch type in the center.

4. FLINT CORN: It has a hard outer layer which protects the small, soft endosperm inside the kernel. This hard outer layer is said to be “as hard as flint” hence the name. Flint corn has a glassy appearance and typically has long, slender ears. 

5. POP CORN: It is the oldest domesticated type of corn and has a very similar glassy appearance to flint corn, but in miniature with smaller kernels and ears. When popcorn is heated, the moisture inside the kernel turns to steam that explodes the starch inside, literally turning the kernel inside out.