How to store leftover corn

Autumn is the season for corn harvest. Many people like to pick corn and cook it when it is still very tender. Some people who have land at home will grow some commonly eaten vegetables, so that they can save the cost of buying vegetables outside. Some young people like to eat corn, so they buy a lot of it, but they don’t know how to store the corn if they can’t finish it. Here we will give you a detailed introduction on how to store corn.

1. First, let’s look at how to store corn

1. Preserve whole corn

Peel off the thick outer skin of the corn, leaving 3 layers of inner skin, retain the corn silk, put it in a fresh-keeping bag or plastic bag, seal it, do not wash it, and put it directly into the freezer of the refrigerator. It can be stored for a long time, ensuring that you can eat fresh corn at any time.

2. Preserve corn kernels

To preserve corn kernels, first peel the raw corn kernels, put them in a fresh-keeping bag or plastic box, and place them in the freezer of the refrigerator. Whenever you want to eat it, just take it out and eat it as usual. It is best to divide it into small bags so that it is more convenient to take.

3. Raw corn ear storage method

This method is usually used when there is a large amount of corn that needs to be stored. The corn ears, stems and leaves can be braided and hung in a ventilated and rain-proof place, or the corn can be hung around a tree trunk in a cone shape and grass can be covered on the top of the cone to prevent rain, or the corn ears with the husks removed can be piled in a simple warehouse made of sorghum stalks.

4. Freeze-drying preservation method

Remove the husks from the corn cobs with a moisture content of about 10%, wrap them in polyethylene film, and store them at room temperature. Sweet corn cobs preserved in this way can be stored at room temperature for about a year.

2. What are the benefits of eating corn?

1. Protect your eyes

Higher intake of progesterone and zeaxanthin can reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration by 43%. Corn contains progesterone and zeaxanthin, especially the latter, so corn can be said to be an excellent supplementary food for anti-eye aging.

2. Weight loss

It can eliminate the hunger of obese people after eating, but the calories after eating are very low, so it is also one of the weight loss products.

3. Anti-aging

Stimulate brain cells, enhance brain power, memory and metabolism, and adjust nervous system functions. It can make the skin tender and smooth, inhibit and delay the formation of wrinkles, and fight against eye aging.