Eating more sweet corn is good for your health

The researchers heated sweet corn at a temperature of 115 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes, 25 minutes and 50 minutes respectively. The test found that the activity against oxygen free radicals increased by 22%, 44% and 53% respectively.

Oxygen free radicals cause oxidative operations in the body, increasing the risk of cancer, heart disease and age-related diseases such as cataracts and Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, sweet corn with high antioxidant activity is both a health food and a beauty food.

In addition, cooked sweet corn can also release a phenolic compound-ferulic acid, which is also effective against diseases such as cancer. Ferulic acid generally exists in the cell wall and insoluble fiber of corn, and does not exist freely. After cooking at a certain high temperature for a period of time, the content of this acid in corn will increase significantly. (Editor in charge: Tian Tian)