Corn, Maize: the conventions of naming

Corn, Maize: the conventions of naming - The term "maize" comes from the Spanish form of Maiz, a Taino word for the original plant. This was the term used in the UK and Ireland, where he is now usually called "sweet corn", the most common type of plant known to the people there. Sweet corn is harvested earlier and eaten as a vegetable instead of a grain.

Outside the British Isles, another common term for corn is 'maize'. It was originally the term for other cereals. In North America, its meaning has been restricted since the 19th century for corn, and was reduced to "corn". Corn term now refers specifically to the colorful "corn" (corn Flint) cultivars.

Corn, one of the world's most important food crop

Corn, one of the world's most important food crop - Maize or Corn (Zea mays L. ssp. from Spanish:  Maiz after Taino: mahiz), known in many English speaking countries, such as mealie / mielie or corn, is a cereal domesticated by the indigenous peoples in Central America in the prehistoric times. By main classification it's included to vegetable, but is technically a fruit.

About Starch

Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharideis produced by all green plants as an energy store. It is the most important carbohydrate in the human diet and is contained in such staple foods as potatoes, wheat, maize (corn), rice, and cassava.