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Sweetcorn nutrients/danger?

Hi.

Recently i've become addicted to sweetcorn. It's delish.

I get through a lot a day now and was wondering if there are any negative impacts on too much sweetcorn.

Thanks. :smile:

A quick list on the benefits of it to make me feel happy would be much appreciated too. :h:

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Excessive poopie.

Apart from that.

Meh. That's all I know.

Sorry.

Reply 4

Lauren__x

I loveee sweetcorn too, its one of the best things ever, especially with cheese melted on top=]

Reply 5

Kagutsuchi

Lauren__x

I loveee sweetcorn too, its one of the best things ever, especially with cheese melted on top=]

sweetcorn and vanilla ice cream. :coma:

Reply 6

Lauren__x

Kagutsuchi

sweetcorn and vanilla ice cream. :coma:

Never tried it, sounds kinda gross. Saying that I can imagine it being nice though lol :p:

Reply 7

Kagutsuchi

Lauren__x

Never tried it, sounds kinda gross. Saying that I can imagine it being nice though lol :p:

It's nice. :hmpf:

Try it. It makers ice cream healthier as well. :cute:

Reply 8

Rennie

Doesn't it come out whole or something? If it doesn't I can't imagine it has much nutritional benefits as it isn't being digested. I might be wrong, though... I don't eat it often!

Reply 9

w3ky

o i luv sweetcorn but i don't eat too much. i don't think there are amny downsides

Reply 10

clad in armour

OP get used to seeing a lot of sweetcorn out the other end when dumping
the outside is not digestible by the human digestive system

I hate sweetcorn.

I love sweetcorn. This may sound gross but sweetcorn and prunes (not together of course) definately helps to move the bowels = trust me!!! lol

Reply 13

PrincessAriadne

Nothing springs to mind, just that too much of any food will have negative effects, so don't overdo it.

Well you're going to end up with lots of sweetcorn fragments in your faeces seeing as parts of it are indigestible however it's not really a problem unless you have Gillian McKeith hiding in your bathroom.

Spoiler

Reply 16

EskimoJo

Mark Rippetoe

Lol!!!!! Wtf?! :rofl:

Reply 17

Mark Rippetoe

EskimoJo

Lol!!!!! Wtf?! :rofl:

Yeah, so. I still dress up for Halloween, what's it to you? :mad:

That year I was the Corned Turd Burglar.

Reply 18

Sky_Dream

Rennie

Doesn't it come out whole or something? If it doesn't I can't imagine it has much nutritional benefits as it isn't being digested. I might be wrong, though... I don't eat it often!

I thought it was only the cases which couldn't be digested, although i might be wrong.

Reply 19

Valkyrja

Kagutsuchi

Hi.

Recently i've become addicted to sweetcorn. It's delish.

I get through a lot a day now and was wondering if there are any negative impacts on too much sweetcorn.

Thanks. :smile:

A quick list on the benefits of it to make me feel happy would be much appreciated too. :h:

Nutrition Information for Sweet Corn:

The following nutrition information is for one serving of sweet corn. That would be about one medium (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) ear of sweet corn, or 90 grams. This general information is for any variety of raw yellow sweet corn.

Macronutrients:

Water: 68.36 g

Calories: 77

Protein: 2.90 g

Carbohydrates: 17.12 g

Fiber: 2.4 g

Sugars: 2.90 g

Total Fat: 1.06 g

Saturated Fat: 0.164 g

Monounsaturated Fat: 0.312 g

Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.503 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Micronutrients:

Calcium: 2 mg

Iron: 0.47 mg

Magnesium: 33 mg

Phosphorus: 80 mg

Potassium: 243 mg

Sodium: 14 mg

Zinc: 0.41 mg

Vitamin C: 6.1 mg

Thiamin: 0.180 mg

Riboflavin: 0.054 mg

Niacin: 1.530 mg

Pantothenic Acid: 0.684 mg

Vitamin B6: 0.050 mg

Vitamin B12: 0 mcg

Folate: 41 mcg

Vitamin A: 187 IU

Vitamin E: 0.06 mg

Vitamin K: 0.3 mcg

Phytonutrients:

beta Carotene: 47 mcg

beta Cryptoxanthin: 114 mcg

Lycopene: 0 mcg

Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 688 mcg

and your RDA's are roughly....

vitamin A = 700 (µg)
vitamin C = 75 (mg)
vitamin D = 5* (µg)
vitamin E = 15 (mg)
vitamin K = 90* (µg)
thiamin = 1.1 (mg)
riboflavin = 1.1 (mg)
niacin = 14 (mg)
vitamin B6 = 1.3 (mg)
foliate = 400i (µg)
vitamin B12 = 2.4 (µg)
pantothenic = 5* (mg)
biotin = 30* (µg)
choline = 425* (mg)

calcium = 1,000* (mg)
chromium = 25* (µg)
copper = 900 (µg)
fluoride = 3* (mg)
iodine = 150 (µg)
iron = 18 (mg)
magnesium = 310 (mg)
manganese = 1.8* (mg)
molybdenum = 45 (µg)
phosphorus = 700 (mg)
selenium = 55 (µg)
zinc = 8 (mg)
potassium = 4.7* (g)
sodium = 1.5* (g)
chloride = 2.3* (g)

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