What is corn germ?

Corn germ is one of the components of plants, which is connected with hypocotyl. Located at the top of hypocotyl, it breaks through the seed epidermis and develops into leaves and stems.

Corn germ is the most nutritious part of corn kernels and the starting point of corn growth and development. Although its weight only accounts for 1 1%~ 14% of corn kernels, corn germ contains a lot of nutrients such as protein, fat and vitamins. Protein content is about 15%, fat is about 45% (85% of which is mainly unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid), and there is about 8%.

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Nutritional value of corn germ;

1. Corn germ contains a lot of nutrients such as protein, fat and vitamins. Protein content is about 15%, fat is about 45% (85% of which is mainly unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid), and dietary fiber is about 8%.

2. Corn germ is also a treasure house of vitamin E and phytosterol, and its content is much higher than that of corn seeds. These two substances are very good antioxidants, which have the functions of delaying aging, preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and lowering cholesterol.

3. From the nutritional point of view, the nutritional value and functionality of corn germ protein are much better than endosperm protein. The protein efficiency ratio (PER) of corn germ protein is 2.04 ~ 2.56, which is equivalent to soybean protein (2.32) and casein (2.5).

People's Network-Eat corn and chew the germ clean. Corn germ has the highest nutritional value.