How many calories in corn on the cob
A corn on the cob has 90 kcal, before any butter.
Portion
To burn it off
Sweetcorn is starch and natural sugar with a little protein and fibre. Sweet, filling and great on the barbecue.
One cob is 90 kcal on its own. It's the butter melting down the side that adds up.
A tin of sweetcorn is handy too. Scatter some in a salad or a wrap for a bit of sweetness.
Tips
- 1Grill it until it's charred so it needs less butter.
- 2Try a squeeze of lime and a pinch of chilli instead.
- 3Go for mini cobs if you want two.
Where it comes from
Corn, or maize, was bred in southern Mexico around 10,000 years ago from Balsas-teosinte, a wild grass whose small hard ears look nothing like a cob. Native Americans spread it as far north as southern Maine before Europeans arrived. Columbus and the explorers after him took it to Europe, and the word maize comes through Spanish from mahiz, a word of the Taíno people of the Caribbean.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, corn
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Questions
How many calories in corn on the cob with butter?
The cob is 90 kcal. The butter is extra, so it depends how much you use.
How many calories in two cobs?
Two plain cobs come to 180 kcal.
Is sweetcorn high in sugar?
A cob has about 19 g of carbs, some of it natural sugar.
How long do you boil corn on the cob?
About 5 to 8 minutes in boiling water, until the kernels are bright and tender. Boiling adds nothing, so it stays 90 kcal.
How many calories in Mexican street corn?
The cob is 90 kcal. A tablespoon of mayo is about 95 and a sprinkle of cheese adds more, so it easily passes 200.
