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"Purple corn, a variety of Zea mays, is an Andean crop from low valleys locally called maiz morado. Purple corn can be found mostly in Peru, where it is cultivated in the coast, as well as in lands
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http://www.pulpastore.co.uk/detox-your-world-organic-purple-corn-flour-500g-203.html
Here's a great article on some of the research that is being done:
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/act.2007.13210
Here's another article about this corn as a cancer treatment that states "anthocyanins from purple corn and chokeberries not only completely stopped the growth of cancer cells, but also killed about 21 percent of cancer cells without having any effect on healthy cells."
http://healthrecipes.com/purple-corn-cancer-treatment.htm
I bought some seeds and can't wait to plant them this year! I have heard reports that they grow fast and big- up to 15 feet and can have 3 ears per stalk.
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I can't find much information on its uses for fresh eating or as a flour. I'll just have to find out for myself I guess! :)
3 comments:
I would love to hear how it went! Were you able to grind flour or polenta or make nixtamal? How did it taste?
thanks!
I tried to grow it in Spokane, we had really nice tall healthy stalks, but no corn that year. Climate just not quite right maybe? But now I live in Mississippi. I'll be planting it this year, so we'll see how it goes!!
got seeds planted in flats and the sprouts are up!!
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