We import our corn from Spain, from carefully selected and reliable suppliers, in order to guarantee the cereal’s excellent quality.
Corn is the perfect snack to have at parties and happy hours, tasty yet healthy, it is the ideal snack for those who are looking for something light and crunchy that can go well with drinks and cocktails.
When roasted and flavoured its taste becomes even more distinctive and appetizing.
Corn can also be dried and ground to obtain flour, and from refined flour we obtain corn starch.
From a nutritional point of view, corn is rich in fats, proteins, and carbs, as well as containing numerous vitamins such as vitamin A, C, and E. It is also a source of starch, iron, potassium and folic acid. All in all it is a very healthy food for the intestine, bones, eyes, colon, stomach, and even the heart.
Corn is naturally gluten-free and the oil obtained from it is rich in omega-6 and omega-9.
FUN FACTS ABOUT CORN
The corn plant belongs to the Gramineae family, and it originally comes from Central and South America. Since ancient times, it has been cultivated in the Mexican valley of Tehuacàn and it was introduced in Europe only after the discovery of America in 1492.
Corn is the star of most dishes in Central America, among which are pozole, tortillas, tacos and drinks like atole and champurrado.
Corn is widely used in the making of cosmetics like massage oils, creams for dry and sensitive skin, soaps, and scrubs.
