Blue corn
Blue corn is maize with blue to dark kernels, sold whole or as meal or flour for porridges, breads and other foods.
About Blue corn
Blue corn is a type of maize with kernels that are blue, blue-purple, or dark in colour. It is sold as whole kernels and as ground meal or flour. The cooked grain and its milled products have a corn flavour, often described as somewhat earthy or nutty, with texture depending on the grind and preparation.
Blue cornmeal and flour are used in porridges, breads, and other foods, while whole kernels can be cooked like other maize. Processing may include treatments such as nixtamalization, which changes the ingredient’s form and culinary properties. Blue colour alone does not specify the variety, grind, or processing method.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for blue corn
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maíz azul
blue maize
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Blue corn nutrition & diet
Blue corn nutritional value
Reference: Maize (corn), whole grain, dry, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 353kcal
- Protein
- 8.1g
- Carbs
- 64.9g
- Fat
- 4.7g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Distinguish whole kernels from meal or flour and note whether the maize has been nixtamalized or otherwise processed.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Ethiopian Food Composition Table 2025 — 010035 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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