Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits

Corn is rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps protect your cells from damage and wards off diseases like cancer and heart disease. Yellow corn is a good source of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which are good for eye health and help prevent the lens damage that leads to cataracts.

Corn also has smaller amounts of vitamins B, E, and K, along with minerals like magnesium and potassium.

And corn is possible richness in phytochemicals protects some chronic diseases.

When it comes to nutrients, color matters. Plant pigments are where you'll find natural chemicals called phytonutrients, which carry the antioxidants. That's why white or yellow corn has fewer antioxidants than blue or purple corn.