Do you need to cook sweetcorn?

[Amy Jade]

I want a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich but I'm a bit worried about the sweetcorn, can you eat it straight from the tin or do you have to cook it first? It's green giant canned btw if that makes a difference.

[Glenn.]

Just throw it in. Just needs warming through that's all. You can eat it straight from the tin

Edit: thought you were making Tuna pasta.

Just drain the sweet corn and put it in the sandwich.

[Jesus.]

No. Just drain it and you're good to go.

[Locke.]

Dunno. Cook it anyway.

[Amy Jade]

Just throw it in. Just needs warming through that's all. You can eat it straight from the tin

Oh ok thanks Glenn. My mum needs to just buy that sandwich filler deli stuff ready prepared.

[Glenn.]

-wonders whether jade see the edited post-

[Amy Jade]

Wait so should I warm it through just to be safe because I strained it. Damn.

[Glenn.]

No just throw it in.

[AnnieK]

Wait so should I warm it through just to be safe because I strained it. Damn.

No, it's fine Jade....there is no need to warm it...

[Amy Jade]

Thanks Glenn and Annie.

[hijaxers]

I want a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich but I'm a bit worried about the sweetcorn, can you eat it straight from the tin or do you have to cook it first? It's green giant canned btw if that makes a difference.

i don't think they put raw stuff in cans ! Sweetcorn comes out as it goes in (to the body ) as its practically indigestible, so no point in worrying !

[Omah]

i don't think they put raw stuff in cans ! Sweetcorn comes out as it goes in (to the body ) as its practically indigestible, so no point in worrying !

http://www.livestrong.com/article/477602-why-does-the-human-body-not-digest-corn/#ixzz2L5anVWRU

Why Does the Human Body Not Digest Corn?

It probably happened when you were just a kid -- the first time you noticed that corn looks remarkably similar passing from your body as it did going in. Although it appears that corn passes through your gastrointestinal system undigested, most of the internal nutrients are broken down and absorbed into your bloodstream. The fibrous outer shells of corn kernels, however, do not break down due to lack of the necessary digestive enzymes.

Parts of Corn Kernels

Corn kernels are the seeds of the plant. The tough outer covering of the kernel is the pericarp, or bran coat. This portion of the kernel remains largely intact in your digestive tract. Inside the bran coat are the germ and the endosperm. The germ is the would-be plant portion at the base of the kernel. The endosperm, which makes up the majority of the kernel, provides nourishment to the germ. Corn is a classified as a starchy vegetable because the endosperm is roughly 85 to 90 percent starch, reports agricultural scientist Vijay Singh, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne.

How Bran Coat Resists Digestion

The plant fiber cellulose is the primary constituent of the bran coat of corn kernels. Like starch, cellulose consists of individual sugar molecules chemically linked together. However, the way in which sugar molecules in starch and cellulose bind together differs. Your digestive system produces enzymes that quickly and easily break down the chemical bonds in starch, releasing sugar molecules that pass into your bloodstream. These digestive enzymes, however, cannot break the chemical bonds between the sugar molecules in cellulose. Therefore, the bran coat of corn kernels passes through your intestines intact.

Indigestible But Beneficial

Although corn's bran coat passes through your gastrointestinal tract without breaking down, this dietary fiber provides health-related benefits. The cellulose in corn bran absorbs water, which keeps your stool soft and promotes regular bowel movements. Additionally, the bulkiness of water-soaked cellulose causes you to feel full, which may help with weight control.

Digestible Nutrients in Corn

Corn contains protein, sugar, starch and fat, all of which are digested in your gastrointestinal tract and absorbed into your bloodstream. A cup of cooked fresh, frozen or canned corn provides you with 4 to 5 g of protein; 1 to 2 g of fat; 5 to 7 g of sugar; and 25 to 26 g of starch. These digested and absorbed nutrients from a cup of corn supply you with roughly 140 calories of energy. Corn also provides you with significant amounts of potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, folate and niacin.

For soft, regular stools, eat new "WonderCorn" ..... :joker:

[Suze]

You've made me fancy some sweetcorn now, hope I have a tin of it in the cupboard. You should buy some cobs and try it on the cob though with butter melting over it, it's gorgeous.

[thesheriff443]

You've made me fancy some sweetcorn now, hope I have a tin of it in the cupboard. You should buy some cobs and try it on the cob though with butter melting over it, it's gorgeous.

next thread, where do i find tinned cob's:joker:

[Amy Jade]

All I asked is if sweetcorn from a can needs cooking, don't know why you have to be so rude to me, sheriff.

Sorry I even asked now.

[Amy Jade]

You've made me fancy some sweetcorn now, hope I have a tin of it in the cupboard. You should buy some cobs and try it on the cob though with butter melting over it, it's gorgeous.

I love sweetcorn like that from KFC!

I swear if I stopped going the gym I'd be so fat.

[InOne]

I want a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich but I'm a bit worried about the sweetcorn, can you eat it straight from the tin or do you have to cook it first? It's green giant canned btw if that makes a difference.

Read the tin :o

[Kazanne]

I still like MTVNs suggestion the best,lol

[Ammi]

...LOL, I didn't notice that one Kazanne..we should have a regular 'cooking tips from MTVN' thread....

[Jords]

If you want it warm, cook it, if not, straight from the tin :D

[GypsyGoth]

Nope you don't need to cook tinned sweetcorn, it's already cooked.

[Jesus.]

Nope you don't need to cook tinned sweetcorn, it's already cooked.

Where were you 7 hours ago? This could have been sorted so much easier.

[Amy Jade]

Nope you don't need to cook tinned sweetcorn, it's already cooked.

Thanks Claudia :blush:

[GypsyGoth]

Where were you 7 hours ago? This could have been sorted so much easier.

:laugh:

I'm bringing this thread back on track. These shenanigans have gone on too long.

[GypsyGoth]

Thanks Claudia :blush:

No prob :D

[Black Dagger]

I never did like sweetcorn.

It was one of those things my mum used to hide in my food, I knew it was there.

Same with fish oil in my cornflakes, was just a waste of food.

[Kizzy]

I never did like sweetcorn.

It was one of those things my mum used to hide in my food, I knew it was there.

Same with fish oil in my cornflakes, was just a waste of food.

Cornflakes!!! should have hid it in a fromage frais :idc:

[Brother Leon]

I never did like sweetcorn.

It was one of those things my mum used to hide in my food, I knew it was there.

Same with fish oil in my cornflakes, was just a waste of food.

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