甜玉米,又称甜质型玉米,是玉米九大类型或九个亚种之一。甜玉米籽粒胚乳中含糖量比普通玉米高3～4倍。据测定,中国农科院育成的甜玉2号甜玉米授粉后18～22天,籽粒中含糖量占全部干重的20％左右,被称为超甜玉米。甜玉米多为角质胚乳,籽粒水分含量也比普通玉米高。成熟时,由于大量失水,种子皱缩、坚硬,呈半透明状,似煮熟后晾干的普通青嫩玉米。甜玉米是一种菜果兼用的新兴食品,在国外,甜玉米作蔬菜用和制做罐头,是欧美和东南亚人民喜欢食用的美味食品。近年来,我国也有少量栽培,在国内市场上同样受到消费者的欢迎。去年在北京市场上试销青嫩甜玉米,被一抢而空。甜玉米罐头在国内市场上也颇受欢迎。甜玉米不仅含糖量高,而且其它营养成分也高于普通玉米。如维生素、蛋白质、氨基 Sweet corn, also known as sweet corn, is one of nine major types or nine subspecies of corn. Sweet corn grain endosperm sugar content than ordinary corn 3 to 4 times. According to the determination, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences bred sweet corn No. 2 sweet corn 18 to 22 days after pollination, the grain sugar content of about 20% of the total dry weight, known as super-sweet corn. Most of the sweet corn horny endosperm, grain moisture content is higher than ordinary corn. Mature, due to a large number of water loss, seed shrinkage, hard, translucent, like to dry ordinary green corn cooked. Sweet corn is a kind of emerging food with both fruits and vegetables. In other countries, sweet corn can be used for vegetables and canned food. It is a delicious food that people in Europe, America and Southeast Asia like to eat. In recent years, China also has a small amount of cultivation, which is also welcomed by consumers in the domestic market. Last year on the Beijing market test tender green sweet corn, was a robbery. Canned sweet corn is also popular in the domestic market. Sweet corn is not only high in sugar content, but also more nutritious than normal corn. Such as vitamins, protein, amino