Corncobology Fun Facts. Did you know...
- An ear or cob of corn is actually part of the flower and an individual kernel is a seed.
- Corn can be produced in various colours including black, blue and the most commonly yellow.
- With the exception of Antarctica, corn is produced on every continent in the world.
- Corn is called maize by most countries, this comes from the Spanish word ‘maiz’.
- Corn is a cereal crop that is part of the grass family.
- Juices and soft drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi contain corn sweeteners. A bushel of corn can sweeten 400 cans of soft drink.
- In the days of the early settlements corn was so valuable that it was used as money.
- On average an ear of corn has 800 kernels in 16 rows.
- Corn will always have an even number of rows on each cob.
- There are over 3,500 different uses for corn products.
