- Sweet corn (otherwise
known as Etzkorn or sweet corn, it is also known as sugar corn), is a
hybridized variety of maize (Zea mays), specifically bred to increase
the sugar content. Corn originated in Mesoamerica and spread to the rest
of the world after European contact with the Americas in the late 1400s
and early 1500s. Sweetcorn is commonly known as simply corn in the
United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
- Sweetcorn is commonly
eaten as a vegetable, rather than a grain. The cobs are picked for
relatively rapid distribution (or frozen in this 'soft' state) before
the fruits mature into hard grains. The kernels are boiled or steamed
and eaten as a side dish, sometimes with butter or salt, and are
sometimes used as a pizza topping (particularly in the UK).
- Sweetcorn provides
useful amounts of vitamins A, B3 (supports metabolism, the nervous and
digestive systems) and C. It also contains folic acid and
fibre.Sweetcorn, a grass, is a form of the cereal crop maize (Zea mays),
harvested at a young age while the kernels are tender and sweet.
- Mauritius imports about
MUR* 10 million worth of sweetcorn annually in the form of frozen or
canned kernels. It is estimated that a further MUR 48 million worth
could potentially be sold as fresh ears on the cob.
- The advantage of
sweetcorn is its better taste. Field corn has been bred for use as dry
grain, whereas in sweetcorn emphasis has been placed on the quality of
the fresh kernels. The quality parameters are the thickness of the
pericarp, taste, texture, tenderness and uniformity of the
kernels.
- The production and
marketing strategies for the sweet corn industry in New York could be
challenging. According to the 1997 Agricultural Census, there were 1,542
New York farms reporting sweet corn production in 1997, and the average
size of sweet corn production area in
New York was 43.18 acres per
farm.
- In the United States,
sweet corn is produced for three distinct markets--fresh, canning, and
freezing. Production within these markets is largely independent of each
other.
- The canning market is
the largest in terms of total acreage and production (accounting for 37
percent of each), while the fresh market accounts for the majority
(two-thirds) of total sweet corn crop value.
- According to the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United States is
the world’s leading producer of sweet corn (fresh and processing),
accounting for 46 percent of output during 2002-04.
- According to the New
York Agricultural Statistics annual report, New York growers produced
about 200,000 tons of sweet corn
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General Information
- Sweet corn- Basic
Information
- History of Sweet
corn
- Sweet corn
Growth and
Cultivation
-
Sweet corn
production
- Growing Sweet
Corn
- Sweet corn production
in Victoria
- Sweet Corn in the
Garden
- Growing Sweet corn in
Arizona
- Growing
Conditions
- Easy Gardening Sweet
Corn
- Varieties and
Types
Disease and Weed
Management
- Managing Insects in
Commercially Grown Sweet Corn
-
Organic
Sweet Corn Production
- Postemergence Weed
Control in Strip-till Sweet Corn
- Insect Resistant Sweet
Corn
- Weed Control in Sweet
Corn
- Common Rust of Sweet
Corn
- Sweet corn Pests
- Sweet corn pest
management
- Smut of Sweet
Corn
- Corn Rootworm in Sweet
Corn
Company
Profiles
- Beacon Foods
Limited
- River Kwai
International Food Industry Co., Ltd
- Sun World
International
- Ampro Intertrade Co.,
Ltd
- Trimurti Corns
- Harris Moran
- Marine Gold
Marketing
- Shirin Trexim
Limited
Consultants
- Dennis Calvin
- Prof. Dr. Ghizan Saleh
- Intota
-
Major Goodman
Patent and
Technology
- Production of Hybrid
Sweet Corn
- Fresh Market Sweet corn
Harvester
- Inbred sweet corn
line
- Biotech Sweet corn
maker pulls out of UK
- Assessment of
Precooling Technologies For Sweet Corn
- Crop Specific Protocol
Sweet Corn
- Sweet Corn Production
Using Crop Growth Simulation Model with Satellite Remote Sensing
- Management of Sweet
Corn Processing Wastes to Protect Groundwater Quality
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Benefits
- Cooking sweet corn
boosts its healthful benefits
- Sweet corn Health
Benefits
- Key benefits of sweet
corn
- Sweet Corn with Peanut
Topping
- Health Benefits
Market
- Commodity Highlight:
Fresh Market Sweet Corn
- Fresh Market Sweet
Corn
- Fresh Sweet Corn in
Supermarkets
- Sweet Corn in
Mauritius
- Sweet Corn Marketing
Channels in New York State
- US Processed Sweet Corn
Industry Facts
- Market Development
Strategies for Florida Fresh Sweet Corn
- Industry
Statistics
- Fresh Sweet Corn in
Northeast Supermarkets
Report
- Canned Sweet Corn
Situation and Outlook
- France Annual Report
2004
- Processing Sweet
Corn
- Sweet Corn in
Minnesota
- Sweet corn Market
Report
- Performance of
Processing Sweet Corn Cultivars
Project
- Insect Pest Management
in Sweet Corn
- Insecticide Resistance
Management
- Gardenaction
Mini- Project
- Sweet Corn
Project
- Sweet Corn Tool
Kit
Suppliers and
Buyers
- Sweet corn Selling
Leads
- Sweet Corn
Manufacturers & Suppliers
- Guangxi Hengxian Jinshan Food Co.,Ltd
- Prakash &
Company
- Indian
Exporters & Manufacturers
- Exporter
- Sweet kernel Corn
Suppliers
- Sweet Corn
Sellers
- Frozen Sweet Corn
Supplier
- Sweet Corn Steamers
Suppliers
- Sweet Corn Buyers
List1
- Sweet Corn Buyers
List2
Guides
- Guide to sweet corn
types
- Sweet Corn Guide
- Vegetable Production
Guide
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