Corn grows in 'ears,' each of which is covered in rows of kernels that are then protected by the silk-like threads called 'corn silk' and encased in a husk.

Corn grows in 'ears,' each of which is covered in rows of kernels that are then protected by the silk-like threads called 'corn silk' and encased in a husk. 

Health benefits of corn include controlling diabetes, prevention of heart ailments, lowering hypertension and prevention of neural-tube defects at birth.

October 19, 2017