Corn / Maize

 Zea Mays

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 It provides necessary calories for daily metabolism of the body. Corn is good for skin care, boosting nervous system, digestion, and maintaining low cholesterol levels

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 Good source of Dietary Fiber, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate and Iron and a very good source of Thiamin.

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Corn is used as whole by cooking it or smoking. Corn oil is cooking oil that is commonly used around the world.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Corn / Maize
• Tamil : Makkacholam / Ponthi Cholam / Cholam
• Malayalam : Cholam
• Telugu : Jonnalu / Mokka Jonna
• Kannada : Musukina Jola / Govina Jola / Jola / Maka
• Hindi : Makki / Makai
• Bengali : Bhutta
• Gujarati : Makkai
• Konkani : Moko / Zandlo
• Marathi : Maka / Jondla
• Oriya : Maka
• Punjabi : Makai
• Tulu : Jola
• Kashmiri : Makaa’Y