Top 10 Popular Maize Varieties in India

Dent corn has kernels containing a hard form of starch at the sides and a soft type in the center. It is used as animal food and industrial raw material.

Flint corn is called as Indian corn, having kernels with a hard outer layer to protect the soft endosperm inside the kernels.This is used in culinary and decorative purposes.

Considered as the most digestive corn, Flour corn is the oldest type of corns used by Indians. It has soft starch throughout the kernel and has no hard layer. It is used in making cornmeal, tortillas, etc.

Sweet corn is the most tasty corn among all the corn varieties. It is rich in vitamin A and C. These corns can be eaten raw, steamed, boiled or cooked in many Indian dishes.

Baby corns are young finger-like unfertilized cobs with 1 to 3 centimeters emerged silk. These are mostly used in salads and pickles.

Pop corn is the popular snack item due to its light, porous and crunchy texture. It has a small portion of soft starch, with the kernels being either pointed or round.

Waxy corn has a wax like appearance and contains an amylopectin starch.It is used in making puddings, sauces, gravies. etc. It is also used in the manufacturing and paper industries.

It consists of a balanced number of amino acids with high amounts of lysine and tryptophan and low amounts of leucine & isoleucine making it nutritionally superior to normal maize.It is used as an animal feed.

The kernesl of this corn has higher oilcontent as compared to other corns. It contain 6-7% oil in it.