The Application of Common Food Raw Material Corn Whisker

May 14, 2024

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Corn is a great food, rich in fiber, which not only promotes digestion but also clears the intestines and promotes bowel movements. But did you know that corn hair is also a very good thing? Corn whiskers, also known as corn cobs, are like corn kernels. High fiber content can promote gastrointestinal movement and also diuretic. It should be noted that low urine and constipation can accumulate toxins, and corn whiskers can effectively facilitate urination and eliminate intestinal waste from the body. Of course, many babies may have questions, is corn whiskers really edible?

In fact, corn whiskers were already listed as regular food in 2012, so after each meal of corn, you can leave the whiskers behind, wash them clean, and soak them in water to drink. Corn whiskers contain bioactive ingredients such as flavonoids, polysaccharides, saponins, proteins, amino acids, and volatile oils, which can promote diuresis, stone excretion, lower blood sugar and lipid levels.

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The application of corn whiskers

At present, there are not many industrial applications of corn whiskers, but many products have been developed. For example, beverages and health foods made from corn whisker extract.
Plant based beverages
Plant based beverages refer to beverage products made from plants or Plant Extracts through processing or fermentation.
According to the national standard GB/T31326-2014, it is allowed to use one or more plants or their extracts as raw materials with or without the addition of other food raw materials and/or food additives for processing into beverages. Corn whiskers can be directly made into plant drinks or mixed with other raw materials to make plant drinks. Like herbal tea.

Functional drinks

With the development of society and the progress of nutritional science research, people's attention to their own health is increasingly strengthened. The purpose of consumers drinking beverages is no longer limited to quenching thirst. The promotion of physical health, improvement of quality of life, and release of physical and mental stress have become new expectations for beverage products. The formation of this consumption concept has laid a solid market foundation for the development of functional drinks. China has become the world's second largest beverage production country after the United States, and the Chinese beverage market has become one of the fastest-growing markets in the Chinese food industry.

The Diannan Materia Medica records that corn stalks have the effects of calming the liver, promoting bile secretion, diuresis, and relieving heat. Experiments have also proven that corn silk extract has the effects of lowering the three highs, diuresis, and antioxidation on the human body. By utilizing the various beneficial effects of corn silk extract on the human body, corn silk functional drinks can be developed.

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Functional foods

Functional food is a concept that is not regulated by national regulations. Refers to foods with specific functions that can regulate the body's functions and are not intended for therapeutic purposes. They are only labeled with functional labels and are not classified as specific food categories.
Corn whisker extract has various beneficial effects on the human body and can be used as a functional food ingredient, compounded with other ingredients to be added to functional foods.

Health food

Experiments have shown that corn silk extract has definite effects on lowering the three highs, anti-tumor, antioxidant, etc. in the human body. It can be directly made into health products or mixed with other raw materials to make health products. It is a common raw material for health products.

Corn whiskers are used in health foods that are already in capsule, oral liquid, sugar tablets, etc. Their main health functions are to regulate blood sugar and blood lipids.

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