Eat corn to control weight ~ Guess which color has the lowest calories?

Many people are accustomed to going to convenience stores to buy bananas or soy milk to replenish energy after exercise, but many people are attracted by the steamed yellow corn on the side during the shopping process, and think that eating more vegetables is good for health, so they check out the corn as well. However, nutritionists say that corn is not a "vegetable", it is a staple food like rice, and if you want to control your weight, the calories in white corn are only half of those in yellow corn, which is more helpful for losing weight!

After the hot sales of sweet potatoes and bananas in convenience stores, corn has become the star fresh product!

Fresh yellow corn has full grains and tastes sweet and crisp. Whether it is made into corn scrambled eggs, corn omelette, roasted corn, or simply cut into pieces and cooked into soup, it is loved by both adults and children. Convenience store operators also noticed the "golden" charm of corn and began selling steamed yellow corn, making it another hot-selling yellow fresh product after the economic miracle of sweet potatoes and bananas.

Yellow, white, purple, which one has the lowest calorie corn?

However, there are currently many varieties of corn grown in Taiwan, and the color is not limited to yellow. When it comes to boiled corn alone, common ones include white corn (also known as pearl corn, which has the taste of glutinous rice), and glutinous corn with a mixture of purple and yellow skins. So how should those who love to eat corn and want to lose weight choose? "Calorie" is one of the important reference standards.

White corn is also known as "pearl corn" and has significantly lower calories than yellow corn or purple corn.

According to the Food and Drug Administration's Food Nutrient Database, among the four common types of fresh corn, "glutinous corn" kernels have about 172 calories per 100 grams, ranking first; followed by "purple corn" with 168 calories and "yellow corn" with 113 calories; and the last-ranked "white corn" has only 66 calories, which is less than half of the average of the top three, making it relatively suitable for weight loss people who are very concerned about calories and body fat.

Nutritionist Qiu Shihan emphasized that corn is not a vegetable but a staple food. It should be replaced with white rice when eating to avoid gaining weight from eating too much.

Why is white corn the lowest in calories? Nutritionists say so!

Chiu Shih-han, a nutritionist at the Millennium Love Health Foundation, believes that the reason why white corn has a relatively low calorie content may be that it contains less sugar and more resistant starch. Resistant starch, also known as "difficult to digest starch", has lower calories than "fast-digested or slowly-digested starch" and is more helpful for weight loss.

Corn is not a vegetable! Corn is not a vegetable! Corn is not a vegetable! It is important to say three times

However, whether it is yellow corn, purple corn, white corn or glutinous corn, they are not classified as "vegetables" in the food classification of nutrition. In fact, they are "cereals". Like rice, they are "staple foods" with a relatively high proportion of carbohydrates. Eating too much can easily make you fat. So next time you see corn, don't be too happy and eat one after another!

Nutritionist Qiu Shihan said that the calorie content of a staple food is 70 calories, which is about 50 grams of cooked rice or 70 grams of cooked corn. This shows that, at the same weight, corn is more helpful in controlling weight than rice. However, both are staple foods. If you eat corn, remember to reduce the amount of rice you eat on the same day to avoid gaining weight from excessive intake of staple foods.

Corn husk is thick and tall. Chew slowly and drink plenty of water to protect your health.

Corn is rich in dietary fiber and has a thick seed coat, making it difficult to digest. It is listed as one of the two major ingredients in "See You Tomorrow" along with Enoki mushrooms. Be sure to chew slowly when eating it to reduce the number of whole corn kernels seen during bowel movements the next day. You should also drink plenty of water when consuming it to prevent constipation due to lack of water in the intestines. In addition, pay attention to the storage environment of corn. When corn becomes moldy, it will produce aflatoxin, which can damage the liver and even induce liver cancer if eaten accidentally.