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Zea mays L.

Summary
Baby corn is a fruit vegetable belonging to the family Poaceae. It is a good source of polyphenols, carotenoids and vitamins such as Succinic acid, Lutein and α-Tocopherol (Vitamin E). Baby corn extract showed anti-proliferative property by inducing cell cycle arrest and stimulation of apoptosis and autophagy of cancer cells.

Mode of Consumption : Soups and stews, fried and boiled
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Zea mays L.
Family: Poaceae Barnhart
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Poales
Genus: Zea L.
Fruiting Season: All round the year
Parts: Fruit
  • The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The North-Eastern Hill Region
  • The Middle Ganga Plain Region
  • North-Western Mountain Region
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Western Coastal Region
  • The Western Coastal Region
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The Upper Ganga Plain Region & The Middle Ganga Plain Region
  • The Lower Ganga Plain Region
 Andhra Pradesh : Baby corn
Assam : Baby corn
Bihar : Baby corn
Himachal Pradesh : Baby corn
Karnataka : Baby karn
Kerala : Baby corn
Tamil Nadu : Pepi karan
Uttar Pradesh : Baby corn
West Bengal : Baby corn

Fruit
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
Blue corn extractAntiproliferativeBlue corn extract induces cell cycle arrest and stimulation of apoptosis and autophagy of cancer cells.Cell cycle arrest[3]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
CarotenoidLutein: 0.01[1]
Organic acidSuccinic acid: 15.12[2]
Vitaminα-Tocopherol : 0.04-0.81[2]
Effect Observation DOI
Human clinical studiesSignificant increase in Parabacteroides, Ruminococcaceae Incertae Sedis and Oscillospira and Desulfovibrio strainsDOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01443
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Information from Wealth of India Reference
  • Maize silk (style) are reported to possess chloretic, diuretic and astringent properties.
  • Ferredoxin is the Iron containing protein, present in maize leaves .
 CSIR(1976).The Wealth of India, Raw materials,Vol.-XI, P. 26-82, New Delhi, India
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    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India