Calories in Corn: Good to Junk

From the earth to your mouth, corn in its various forms takes a remarkable journey up the modern food chain. Dried, pulverized, and fried, the hapless corn kernel is stripped of its antioxidants and becomes a source of concentrated calories. Check out the “processed food chain tree” below to see how corn goes from good to junk. Note that calories are listed for 4 ounce serving sizes. If you ever wondered why we’re losing the battle of the bulge and getting sick… a pic is worth a thousand calories.

Calories in Corn: 90 Calories (Boiled)
Calories in Corn Tortillas: 240 Calories (ground and dried)

Calories in Corn Flakes: 429 calories (ground and dried into crispy flakes)

Calories in Corn Chips: 627 Calories! (ground, dried and fried)
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debie { 12.18.07 at 10:13 am }
witch way is the best way to eat corn and gain less calories ?and how much calories will that be ? thank you send me email
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Elanie du Plessis { 06.18.09 at 5:42 am }
Hi I would like to find out how many calories are there in 100g of dried corn, I think its ovenbaked. Just normal dried out corn….
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