Babycorn

Season: Spring & Summer | Flavor: Delicate & Crispy

Baby corn (also known as young corn, mini corn, cornlettes, baby sweetcorn or candle corn in Thai language cookbooks[1]) is a cereal grain taken from corn (maize) harvested early while the stalks are still small and immature.

Benefits : Low-calorie vegetable with 25 calories per 1/2-cup serving, excellent source of vitamin B, Folic acid, Thiamin, Riboflavin, and Niacin.

Primary uses : Salad, soup and as cooked vegetable

Category	VEGETABLES
Tags	green, healthy
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