What does corn do What is corn used for

Corn can be eaten, made into flour, can be made into cakes, or whatever, and the nutritional value of corn is also very high, which is better than the nutrition of rice.

The uses of corn are:

Corn is mainly used in various food, feed and fermentation industries. Wet processing is the use of physical methods to divide corn kernels into five products, such as corn syrup, corn starch, corn germ, corn gluten protein and cortex fiber, of which corn starch is the main product, which can be directly eaten or reprocessed, all of which are widely used in food, textile, papermaking, chemical, pharmaceutical, building materials and other industries.

1. Medicinal value.

The pollen and germ of corn also contain a large amount of vitamin E and zeaxanoids, and regular consumption of corn products can delay human aging and enhance human physical strength and endurance. Corn fructose syrup can prevent bleeding gums and has an auxiliary effect on cardiovascular disease**.

Second, processing and application.

1. The main characteristics of corn starch are as follows: high amylose content, up to 28%, high gelatinization temperature (62-72), and good shear resistance. The particles are compact, the content of lipid compounds is high, and it is easy to form amylose-lipid compounds.

Starch accounts for about 70% of the dry weight of corn grains and is an important part of corn grains.

2. The main forms of corn gluten powder are gliadin and glutenin, both of which are water-insoluble proteins. Zein has good wettability, adhesion, water-holding capacity and film-forming, which can be used as a coating for tablets, hiding the smell of the tablets themselves, and also doubling the hardness of the tablets.

3. Corn germ oil, also known as corn oil, is made by corn oil through deacidification, degumming, dephosphorization, decolorization, dewaxing and deodorization. Every 100kg of corn contains 8-10kg of germ, and every 100kg of pure germ contains 35-40kg of oil, which is twice the oil content of soybean. Corn oil is usually golden in color, transparent in color, and has the aroma of fresh corn.

4. Corn starch sugar is widely used in the production of chewing gum, candy, beverages, etc. Crystalline glucose, an important product of starch sugar.

5. Corn starch brewing is suitable for brewing light beer and beer with high auxiliary materials, and the taste difference between it and the beer produced by rice is not obvious, and the consumption is lower than that of rice. The fat and protein content of corn starch is very low, and the use of corn starch can significantly prolong the storage period of beer, reduce the color of beer, and improve the stability of beer odor.

6. Applied to petrochemical industry, gasoline can be burned more fully after adding ethanol with higher combustion value, reduce the emission of pollutants CO and SO2, and improve the atmospheric environment.

7. The study of modified starch, changing some physical or chemical properties of starch, and the starch produced is called modified starch or modified starch. The treatment process of modified starch is generally to cut off, oxidize, recombinant starch molecules or introduce substituents to change the molecular structure of starch.

8. Research on resistant starch, resistant starch has both the delicate taste of raw starch and the function of dietary fiber, and has special nutritional value and special physiological functions, so resistant starch is a good food additive. In recent years, maize resistant starch has been developed at home and abroad.

Efficacy and role of corn:

1.Glutathione contained in corn has a carcinogenic effect, which can be combined with a variety of carcinogens in the human body, which can make these substances lose carcinogenicity;

2.The cellulose contained in corn is a carbohydrate that cannot be absorbed by the human body, which can reduce the concentration of carcinogens in the human intestine and reduce the accumulation of putret secreting toxins in the intestines, thereby reducing the incidence of colon cancer and rectal cancer;

3.The lignin contained in corn can increase the activity of "macrophages" in the human body by 2 to 3 times, thereby inhibiting the occurrence of cancerous tumors; Corn also contains a lot of minerals, and magnesium in food has a significant anti-cancer effect.

4.Yulai bran can reduce the carcinogenesis of dinitrocone carcinogens and heterocyclic amines formed during fried fish and meat by 92%.

1. Strengthen the spleen and stomach. Everyone knows that there are many benefits to eating whole grains, and corn is also one of the most delicious whole grains. Yuju plum rice is sweet, sweet, and suitable for nourishing the stomach. Therefore, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach.

2. Anti-aging. Corn is known for its diverse composition. For example, corn contains vitamins A and E and glutamic acid, which have been proven to have anti-aging effects in animal experiments.

3. Anti-cancer, corn is not only rich in vitamins, but also the content of carotene is more than 5 times that of soybean, which is also beneficial to inhibit carcinogens.

4. Skin care efficacy. Whole grains contain important B vitamins, lysine and the trace element selenium, which are used to protect nerve conduction and gastrointestinal function. It has a very blind and good effect on **.

5. Hypoglycemic effect. Corn silk has a certain choleretic, diuretic, hypoglycemic effect, folk mostly used for diuresis and heat clearing and detoxification. For example, patients with chronic nephritis or nephrotic syndrome can use 50 60 grams of dried corn silk, add 10 times the water, simmer and decoction, and take it orally 3 times a day, which is very beneficial to diabetic patients to lower blood sugar, but the effect is slow, and it is advisable to drink it regularly.

5 5 d s bioenergy includes biopower generation, fuel alcohol, industrial alcohol, corn stover alcohol and other projects. Corn can replace oil to produce fuel alcohol, and to a certain extent, alleviate the pressure on domestic oil**. Biochemical and new materials include bio-ethylene, starch sugar, ethylene glycol, spandex, bioplastic processing and other projects.

Corn can be processed into products such as alcohol ethylene, polyols, plastic substitutes, and polylactic acid. Biopharmaceuticals include antibiotics (penicillin, chlortetracycline, erythromycin, oxytetracycline, etc.), vitamin C, vitamin E and other biopharmaceutical items. Food and feed additives include amino acids, condiments, edible mushrooms, corn oil, citric acid, lysine, starch sugar, xylitol and other items.

There is also eating corn in summer, everyone loves to boil corn and throw away the corn whiskers. Experts point out that this is actually a waste. In traditional Chinese medicine, corn whiskers, also known as "dragon whiskers", are flat in nature and have a wide range of preventive health care uses.

Put the corn with whiskers in the pot and boil, and pour out the soup after cooking, which is "dragon whisker tea". "Dragon Whisker Tea" tastes good, sweet and silky to drink, and is economical, which can be used as a health tea for the whole family. Patients with high blood lipids, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar can lower blood lipids, blood pressure, and blood sugar if they drink it.

In summer, the heat is heavy, and the dragon beard tea has the effect of cooling the blood and diarrheal heat, and can remove the dampness and heat in the body. It also improves water and reduces swelling. In terms of **, it can be used to prevent recurrent miscarriage, pregnancy swelling, milk blockage, etc.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that corn silk and ganping can reduce swelling, heat dissipation, liver and gallbladder calming, and can also be anti-allergic, **nephritis edema, hepatitis, hypertension, cholecystitis, gallstones, diabetes, sinusitis, mastitis, etc.

Corn silk has a diuretic effect on people, can increase chloride discharge, and its diuretic effect is extraneal, so it has a certain effect on edema caused by various reasons, although it can be used for ** chronic nephritis or nephrotic syndrome, but the effect is not too strong.

Corn silk has a dilating effect on peripheral blood vessels, so it has a weak antihypertensive effect.

Corn silk can promote bile excretion, so it can be used as a choleretic for uncomplicated chronic cholecystitis or cholangitis with bile excretion disorders. In conjunction with the yellowing of Yin Chen, it can also lead to jaundice caused by hepatitis.

Because corn silk can accelerate the blood clotting process, increase the number of platelets, and can resist hemolysis, it can be used as a hemostatic drug and diuretic, applied to bladder and urinary tract stones, and can also be used for acute hemolytic anemia.

Because it has an anti-allergic effect, it can also be used for hives and asthma, etc.

The detoxification function of corn silk can be used for mastitis, etc.

In addition, corn silk has an appetizing effect.

In the hot summer, drinking a cup of corn whisker tea has quite a good health care effect.

Corn silk tea recipe.

Recipe: 50 grams of corn silk.

Usage] Put the corn silk into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, decoction for 1 hour, and take the juice to drink.

Efficacy] Heat discharge, liver and gallbladder reliever.

Indications] gallstones, cholecystitis, diabetes.

Corn can be eaten in a variety of ways. Corn silk boiled water is said to be better for diabetics. Corn husks can be woven into straw hat baskets or something. Well.

The biggest benefit is eating. The worst thing about being useless is waste.

For direct consumption, to make feed, for brewing, for pharmaceuticals, to make ethanol gasoline.