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Dried maize kernels

Dried maize kernels are mature corn kernels used in porridges, stews, milling, and other maize-based foods.

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About Dried maize kernels

Dried maize kernels are mature corn seeds whose moisture has been reduced after harvest. They are used whole, cracked, or milled in porridges, stews, gruels, doughs, and other maize-based foods.

They have a firm, starchy texture and mild grain-like flavour. Exact variety and treatment affect colour, hardness, sweetness, and cooking time, while cracking or milling changes particle size and culinary behaviour.

Kernels are usually yellow, white, red, or multicoloured and may be sold whole, cracked, as meal, or as flour while remaining identifiable as a dried-kernel ingredient. Soaking, boiling, grinding, alkaline processing, or milling changes their form and cooking behaviour.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Dried maize kernels

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Dried maize kernels nutrition & diet

Dried maize kernels nutritional value

Reference: Yellow maize, dried seeds, raw

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

Calories
354.3kcal
Protein
8.6g
Carbs
69.4g
Fat
4.7g

Per 100 g edible portion. SMILING Vietnam Food Composition Table (2013), hosted by FAO. Energy is the source-calculated energy; carbohydrate is total carbohydrate. Original 2013 reference values, not a current product label or a universal recipe.

Portions & preparation

Use the reference portion for mature, dry maize kernels, not cooked maize or milled flour. Soaking, boiling, nixtamalization, and milling change edible yield, texture, and how the ingredient is served. Record whether kernels are whole, cracked, or processed before comparing catalogue entries.

Compare the right form: Match references to mature, dried whole maize kernels, specifying whole, cracked, soaked, boiled, nixtamalized, or milled form and edible portion.

Diet considerations

Maize is a plant-derived cereal grain. Plain dried kernels suit plant-based patterns, while compatibility changes when cooked with meat, dairy, stock, or animal fat. Milling and preparation alter the food form, and portions can produce different carbohydrate patterns than kernels served with legumes or vegetables.

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: Vietnam Food Composition Table, SMILING 2013 — 1008 ↗. 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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