Vietnam launches sweet fruit corn variety that can be eaten directly without boiling, steaming or baking
After 7 years of research and development , the Upland Crop Research Department - Vietnam Crop Research and Development Institute (Vietnam Academy of Agriculture) has just released a corn variety that can be eaten directly without boiling, steaming, or baking.
The special thing about this new corn variety is that it can be eaten like a fruit. The corn is very sweet and not hard when eaten raw like other corn varieties.
Sharing with reporters, MSc. Nguyen Van Ha - Deputy Head of the Department of Upland Crop Research, said that the super sweet corn variety SSW18 (fruit corn) was selected and bred using traditional sexual hybridization methods, without genetic modification, and is currently in the experimental planting phase.
"This is a new generation of sweet corn with milky white kernels, soft, dissolving shells and a sweetness ranging from 17.5-18.5 degrees brix. Therefore, sweet corn is as rich as ripe fruit and can be eaten fresh without heat processing . Therefore, SSW18 sweet corn can be considered a fruit , providing many essential nutrients and easily digestible fiber ," Mr. Ha affirmed.
When cut, the fruit corn has juicy kernels inside (Photo: The Hung).
Sweetness ranges from 17.5-18.5 degrees brix. (Photo: The Hung).
In addition to being eaten fresh, fruit corn can be blended to make juice, milk, smoothies, and juice without losing the vitamin content in the corn. Corn can also be kept in the refrigerator for 7-10 days while still retaining its freshness and sweetness like other fruits.
This is the strength of fruit corn, because according to Mr. Ha, corn can be preserved in the refrigerator for a long time and will serve people very well.
Fruit corn when harvested weighs about 3-4 ounces/ear depending on the growing area. (Photo: The Hung).
After a period of development, the research team has helped fruit corn grow healthy and fast. The time from planting to harvesting fresh corn is 70-80 days depending on the region and crop. Fresh corn yield is from 10-12 tons/ha.
Mr. Ha said that the cultivation time of fruit corn is short , so people can plant many times a year and harvest in different seasons. In particular, this corn variety is selected domestically so it has good adaptability, most suitable for areas with high intensive farming conditions or cool highland areas.
The growing time for fruit corn is short, so people can plant many times a year. (Photo: The Hung).
In the near future, the research team will bring this corn variety to highland areas such as Moc Chau, Sapa, Bac Ha. These are traditional corn growing areas, with good tourism development, contributing to poverty reduction for the people and can become a local specialty crop. In fact, corn grown here produces larger cobs than when grown in the plains and significantly reduces pests and diseases.
"In particular, fresh fruit corn should have a special organic farming process, ensuring food hygiene and safety, without using mineral fertilizers or chemicals." , said the Deputy Head of the Department of Upland Crop Research.
Sweet corn is juicy and sweeter than watermelon. (Photo: The Hung).
After trying fruit corn, Ms. Mai Anh (Gia Lam, Hanoi) shared: "The corn feels juicy, sweeter than watermelon without being hard. It feels like a ripe fruit when eaten. Fruit corn will be very convenient if I don't have time to prepare food in the morning. In addition, this type of corn can be eaten with salads, it will be very fragrant, rich and add flavor to the dish."
- Admire the exotic polychrome corn in America
- Experience in growing sweet corn
- The benefits of sweet corn that you don't know yet
- Is corn a fruit, vegetable or cereal?
- Close up of the experiment of boiling corn and sweet potatoes with pine powders
- Predict the quality and yield of sweet corn by the new crop model
- Recognizing 4 genetically modified corn varieties for food
- The reason for eating corn is healthy
- Discover orange-like fruits but extremely toxic in Vietnam
- Why should sweet potatoes be eaten?
- Different kinds of vegetables and fruits should not be eaten together
- Miraculous fruits turn sour into sweet