On Food and Cooking

flavor is nuttier if the cob is first browned in
the oven.

Carbohydrates   and the Qualities   of

Fresh   Corn

This    table   gives   the proportions in

different   corns   of  the carbohydrates   that

make    cooked  fresh   corn    taste   sweet   and

feel    creamy  or  dry in  the mouth.  The

figures are percentages of  the corn’s  fresh

weight, when    harvested   18–21   days    after

pollination.

Sugars

(sweetness)

Water-soluble

polysaccharides

(creaminess)

Starch

(dryness)

Standard    corn 6366

Sweet   corn 162328

Supersweet  corn 40520

Source:  A.  R.  Hallauer,   ed.,   Specialty

Corns.  2nd ed. (2001).