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Maize is a <a href="/wiki/Grain" title="Grain">grain</a>, and the kernels are used in cooking as a <a href="/wiki/Vegetable" title="Vegetable">vegetable</a> or a source of <a href="/wiki/Starch" title="Starch">starch</a>. The kernel comprise <a href="/wiki/Endosperm" title="Endosperm">endosperm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germ_(grain)" class="mw-redirect" title="Germ (grain)">germ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pericarp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pericarp">pericarp</a>, and tip cap. </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_kernel&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CSIRO_ScienceImage_3195_Maize_or_corn.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/CSIRO_ScienceImage_3195_Maize_or_corn.jpg/220px-CSIRO_ScienceImage_3195_Maize_or_corn.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/CSIRO_ScienceImage_3195_Maize_or_corn.jpg/330px-CSIRO_ScienceImage_3195_Maize_or_corn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/CSIRO_ScienceImage_3195_Maize_or_corn.jpg/440px-CSIRO_ScienceImage_3195_Maize_or_corn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="1960" /></a><figcaption>Multicoloured kernels on a single corn cob</figcaption></figure><p>Corn kernels are the <a href="/wiki/Fruits" class="mw-redirect" title="Fruits">fruits</a> of <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a>. Maize is a <a href="/wiki/Grain" title="Grain">grain</a>, and the kernels are used in cooking as a <a href="/wiki/Vegetable" title="Vegetable">vegetable</a> or a source of <a href="/wiki/Starch" title="Starch">starch</a>. The kernels can be of various colors: blackish, <a href="/wiki/Blue_corn" title="Blue corn">bluish-gray</a>, purple, green, red, white and yellow. </p><p>The kernel of maize consists of a <a href="/wiki/Pericarp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pericarp">pericarp</a> (fruit wall) fused to the seed coat. This type of fruit is typical of the <a href="/wiki/Poaceae" title="Poaceae">grasses</a> and is called a <a href="/wiki/Caryopsis" title="Caryopsis">caryopsis</a>. Maize kernels are frequently and incorrectly referred to as <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a>. The kernels are about the size of <a href="/wiki/Pea" title="Pea">peas</a>, and adhere in regular rows round a white, pithy substance, which forms the ear.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Typical shapes of corn kernels include horse-tooth shape, sphereical cone shape, and spherical shape.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Endosperm">Endosperm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_kernel&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Endosperm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About 82 percent of the corn kernel’s dry weight consists of <a href="/wiki/Endosperm" title="Endosperm">endosperm</a>. <a href="/wiki/Starch" title="Starch">Starch</a> is the primary source and it most widely used part of the kernel. It is known as the key component in fuel, sweeteners, <a href="/wiki/Bioplastic" title="Bioplastic">bioplastics</a> and other products. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germ">Germ</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_kernel&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Germ"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The germ is the only living part of the corn kernel, also called its embryo. It consists of the important genetic informal kernel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pericarp">Pericarp</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_kernel&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pericarp"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pericarp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pericarp">pericarp</a> is the outer covering that protects the kernel and helps to maintain the kernel's nutrient value and moisture content. It is about 91% fiber. If the kernels are wet-milled, most of the pericarp will end up in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_gluten_feed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Corn gluten feed (page does not exist)">corn gluten feed</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tip_cap">Tip cap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_kernel&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tip cap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tip cap is the attachment point of the kernel to the <a href="/wiki/Corn_cob" class="mw-redirect" title="Corn cob">corn cob</a>, where the nutrient and water flow, and this is the only part that is not covered by the pericarp. It contains fiberproducts, in the form of <a href="/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup" class="mw-redirect" title="High fructose corn syrup">high fructose corn syrup</a>, in favor of cane sugar.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="support for these claims (January 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> A <a href="/wiki/Gene" title="Gene">genetic</a> variant that accumulates more sugar and less <a href="/wiki/Starch" title="Starch">starch</a> in the ear is consumed as a vegetable and is called <a href="/wiki/Sweet_corn" title="Sweet corn">sweet corn</a>. </p><p>When ground into <a href="/wiki/Flour" title="Flour">flour</a>, maize yields more flour, with much less <a href="/wiki/Bran" title="Bran">bran</a>, than wheat does. It lacks the protein <a href="/wiki/Gluten" title="Gluten">gluten</a> of wheat and, therefore, makes baked goods with poor rising capability. </p><p>It is also used in <a href="/wiki/Popcorn" title="Popcorn">popcorn</a>, a common snack in the US. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biofuel">Biofuel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_kernel&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Biofuel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Corn kernels are used as <a href="/wiki/Solid_fuel" title="Solid fuel">pelletized fuel</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pellet_stove" title="Pellet stove">pellet stoves</a> and furnaces. 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