| Corn general properties |
| Per 100 grams consumed the corn provides the body with 8.9 grams of protein, 3.9 fat, 2 grams of dietary fiber and 72.2 grams of carbohydrates. |
Despite being the highest fat level of fiber is one of the highest compared with other cereals. |
The uses of this cereal are very different, so the ears can be eaten roasted or cooked, their presence is also common in salads, their intake at breakfast and, of course, the custom of eating popcorn during a movie. |
Furthermore, the above benefits, the corn has diuretic properties if taken as infusióny is a component in some corn oil and syrups. |
So many nutritional benefits that formerly gave to the corn that was alimentacióny base in the holy book of the Mayas said that man was created from this. |
One of the nutritional benefits of corn comes from its rich carbohydrate that is derived from its abundant starch. |
Por be highly rich in protein, the nutritional benefits of corn by 60% measured intake of these among those using it. |
They checked the nutritional benefits of corn to be very rich in thiamine or vitamin B1, which is necessary for the brain to absorb glucose and to transform food into energy. |
Biotin Vitamin B7 or give nutritional benefits to maize, since the deficiency of this vitamin in the body affects the state of the skin and hair. |
The nutritional benefits of corn are also determined by their content of vitamin A, which functions as an antioxidant in disease prevention. |
| PURPLE API |
| Recent clinical studies in Japan, published in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, have shown that among other wonders, our purple corn (Zea Mays L.) could be a great ally in the fight against diabetes and obesity. Anthocyanin is the name of the pigment that gives color to purple corn. |
| Last year a research team from Japan Doshisha University, Kyoto, was born to see that the purple corn extract increases the activity of a gene that regulates the function of fat cells . Obesity and diabetes are the great evils of this new century, and the properties of the purple corn then open new hopes for its prevention. |
| It is worth remembering that it was also proved that drinking beverages purple corn-based as in the case of purple api or purple corn extract are consuming one of the world's most powerful antioxidants (as Nutraceuticals World magazine). This corn is also a good inhibitor of bad cholesterol is a protector of the retina, stimulating blood circulation and also prevents the development of colorectal cancer, nothing less. |
| Promotes tissue regeneration, prevents cardiovascular disease, slows degenerative processes, has anti-wrinkle action, increases blood flow, stimulates the diuretic action. |
