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-500x500.jpg "SWEETCORN - 3 for $5.00 - NORTHLAND Grown")
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Cooking sweetcorn helps your body absorb the health benefits more easily.
Rather than boil & lose nutrients into the cooking water steam or microwave with the husk on
Remove husk & tassels, trim ends, cut as required.
Boil: Place the cob in boiling water & by the time the water has returned to boiling the corn will be cooked.
Grill: Wrap corn in aluminium foil blanch & refresh first.
Barbecue: Leave husk on.
Microwave: Leave husk on, & depending on the microwave,s power, each cob takes 2 to 3 minutes on 100%
Cool before removing husk & tassels.
Kernels: to remove kernels from a raw or cooked cob, use a sharp knife to carefully cut off the kernels & use in salads & other savoury dishes.
Sweet corn has a valuable source of fibre, protein & starch.
It has more protein than most other vegetables
Sweet corn can be eaten raw but it's one of those vegetables that is even better for you cooked... that's when it releases a phytochemical called ferulic acid which helps protect the body from cancer.
Ferulic acid is present in small amounts in most fruit & vegetables, but corn has it in abundance
Sweet corn contains a wide range of nutrients including zinc, iron, selenium, potassium, thiamin, vitamin C & some B group vitamins.
Of the phytochemicals found in corn the ones with the most interest are lutein & zeaxanthin due to their related activity in eye health.
Thiamin contributes to normal brain function & helps the body to release energy from food
Of the phytochemicals found in corn the ones with the most interest are lutein & zeaxanthin due to their related activity in eye health.
Thiamin contributes to normal brain function & helps the body to release energy from food
Refridgerate in plastic bags & use as soon as possible
Cooking this gluten-free cereal (sweet corn) releases a phytochemical called ferulic acid, which helps protect the body from cancer.
Ferulic acid is present in small amounts in most fruit & vegetables, but corn has it in abundance.
Lastly, don't hold back on the butter or olive oil at serving time. Carotenoids are fat-soluble & better absorbed where there is fat or oil in the meal.
Store at 0 degrees with a relative humidity of 90 to 100%.
Sweet corn is ethylene sensitive so store separately from ethylene producing fruit & vegetables.
| Nutrition Information | ||||
| Serving size: ½ cup 87g | ||||
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Average Quantity per serving |
% Daily intake per serve |
Average Quantity per 100g |
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| Energy (kJ/Cal) | 464/110 | 5.30% | 533/127 | |
| Protein (g) | 3.53 | 7% | 4.06 | |
| Fat, total (g) | 2 | 2.90% | 2.3 | |
| - saturated (g) | 0.28 | 1% | 0.32 | |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 18.1 | 5.80% | 20.8 | |
| - sugars (g) | 1.39 | 1.50% | 1.6 | |
| Dietary fibre (g) | 2.7 | 9% | 3.1 | Contains dietary fibre |
| Sodium (mg) | 0.87 | trace | 1 | |
| Selenium (µg) | 0.148 | trace | 0.17 | |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 7.83 | 19.6% RDI* | 9 | A source of vitamin C |
| Niacin (mg) | 1.86 | 18.6% RDI* | 2.14 | A source of niacin |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.174 | 15.8% RDI* | 0.2 | A source of thiamin |
| Folate (µg) | 26.97 | 13.5% RDI* | 31 | A source of folate |
| Potassium (mg) | 243.6 | 280 | Contains potassium | |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.139 | 8.7% RDI* | 0.16 | |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.78 | 7.8% RDI* | 0.09 | |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.87 | 7.2% RDI* | 1 | |
| Iron (mg) | 0.78 | 6.5% RDI* | 0.9 | |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.069 | 4% RDI* | 0.08 | |
| Vitamin A Equiv. (µg) | 22.96 | 3% RDI* | 26.39 | |
| Calcium (mg) | 3.48 | 0.4% RDI* | 4 | |
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Percentage Daily Intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ |
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Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 10th Edition, Plant & Food Research - 2014 |
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