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Baby Corn: Botanical Background Scientific Name: Zea mays L, Family: Gramineae, Genus: Zea
Commercially baby corn is available in two forms and two main ways of packing: in 425 g can and in jar: - as 'whole spears" - in cut pieces - in vegetable mixes
Baby corn is a cereal grain taken from specialized sweet corn (maize) plants harvested early, while the ears are very small and immature. Baby corn ears are hand-picked as soon as corn silks emerge from the ear tips or a few days after. Baby corn ears are generally about The product can be used as vegetable in many dishes, in stirr-fry meals, in salads as a kind of decoration, in soups. The corn may have peppers or pimentos or other foods added for flavor or appearance.
At present, Thai farmers mostly use 5 varieties in their cultivation and all belong to hybrid baby corn. These are Suwan1, Suwan 2, Suwan 3, Rang sit 1 and Chiangmai 90,which have been developed to resist downy mildew, grow rapidly. Baby corn is ready for harvests after seeds germinate and grow for 45-60 days, during which the plant is in full production. It is a short-lived plant so it can bear produce only once, yielding 3-4 ears per tree. However, farmers can grow baby corn 4-5 times a year. Main production is from Oct till June, but available all year around. Production Process of Canned Baby Cornaccording TISI's standard for Canned Baby Corn: TIS 43-2536 (1993)
Labeling and Packaging Baby Corn's Nutrition fact: It is a good source of folate and vitamin B. There is also rich in several other nutrients too such as potassium, vitamin B6, riboflavin, vitamin C and fiber
* Percentage of Thai Recommended Daily Intake is based on a 2,000 kcal diet. ** %Energy distribution from protein, total fat and carbohydrate = 10:30:60, Total Saturated fat = 10% of total energy. Source: Thai Food Composition Tables (1999), Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (INMU).
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