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Choclo (Fresh Maize)

Choclo is fresh maize with plump kernels commonly boiled, steamed, or added to soups and stews.

Choclo (Fresh Maize) — illustrative ingredient image

About Choclo (Fresh Maize)

Choclo (Fresh Maize) is fresh, undried maize eaten before its kernels dry and harden, with the name especially associated with plump-kernel Andean maize. It is commonly boiled or steamed on the cob, cut into pieces, or removed from the cob for soups, stews, and savoury vegetable dishes.

The kernels are moist and firm, with a starchy texture and mild sweetness. Their final texture depends on kernel maturity and cooking, while colour can range from cream and yellow to mixed varieties.

It may be encountered as a whole ear, cob segments, or loose fresh kernels. This identity refers to the fresh maize ingredient itself, not dried corn, maize flour, or a prepared dish containing it.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Choclo (Fresh Maize)

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Choclo (Fresh Maize) nutrition & diet

Choclo (Fresh Maize) nutritional value

Fresh choclo maize kernels — A 34

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named food form.

Calories
104kcal
Protein
3.3g
Carbs
27.8g
Fat
0.8g

Per 100 g edible portion, as recorded in Tablas Peruanas de Composición de Alimentos 2017. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate (CHOCDF), not available carbohydrate. Values apply to this form, not prepared dishes, sauces or extracts.

Portions & preparation

Use fresh, plump choclo kernels as the reference portion, whether cut from the cob or cooked on it. Boiling, steaming, soups, and stews introduce different water, salt, and ingredient contexts. Keep kernels distinct from canned, dried, milled, or pre-seasoned maize products when recording the entry.

Compare the right form: Match fresh choclo, an Andean maize variety, as raw or cooked kernels with cob and husk excluded. Establish whether the reference uses whole ears or detached kernels.

Diet considerations

Fresh choclo is plant-derived maize. Compatibility changes if soups or stews contain meat, poultry, fish, dairy, egg, or animal-derived stock. The fresh whole-kernel form differs from flour, starch, dried maize, or prepared mixtures. Portion size affects how prominently its carbohydrate pattern appears within a meal.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Peruvian Food Composition Tables 2017 — A 34 ↗. 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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