甜玉米是玉米的一种甜质类型,由马齿玉米突变而来。甜玉米植株具有多穗性。籽粒胚乳几乎全为角质,淀粉含量较低。成熟的籽粒表面半透明,胚较大。因其具有抑制糖分向淀粉转化的遗传特性,所以籽粒中含糖量较高,食之味甜,甜玉米因此而得名。根据籽粒中含糖量多少,甜玉米分普通甜玉米及超甜玉米两类。 甜玉米又是一种营养食品。根据研究资料介绍,甜玉米的乳熟期鲜果穗营养确实丰富,富含各种氨基酸及可溶性蛋白。含糖量高,还有充足的 Sweet corn is a sweet type of corn, mutated from dent corn. Sweet corn plants have more spikes. Grain endosperm is almost all horny, starch content is low. Mature grain surface translucent, embryo larger. Because of its genetic characteristics of inhibiting the conversion of sugar to starch, so the higher the sugar content of grain, the sweet taste of food, hence the name of sweet corn. According to the amount of sugar in the kernel, sweet corn is divided into two types of ordinary sweet corn and super sweet corn. Sweet corn is another nutritious food. According to research data, sweet corn is rich in fresh ear nutrition is rich in milk, rich in various amino acids and soluble proteins. High sugar content, there are enough