糯玉米是玉米属的一个种,起源于中国西南地区,胚乳全为支链淀粉,蛋白质含量高,品质佳,适口性好,也是发展现代玉米工业如医药、化工、食品、酿造、纺织工业、优质饲料工业的重要原料。上个世纪初引进美国后,迅速发展起规模很大的糯玉米淀粉工业。我国发展糯玉米生产起步迟,主要采用糯玉米 Waxy corn is a species of corn genus, originated in southwestern China, endosperm all amylopectin, high protein content, good quality, good palatability, but also the development of modern corn industry such as medicine, chemical, food, brewing, textile industry, High-quality feed industry, an important raw material. After the introduction of the United States in the early 20th century, the rapid development of a large-scale waxy corn starch industry. China’s development of waxy corn production started later, the main use of waxy corn