Black corn. Its grain aliasing is an intensity and darker the purple, the color and size of the leaves is very similar to the purple. The cob is semicylindrical, has an average of 12 to 14 rows (rectilinear) and measured between 18 and 20 cm long. The tall plant, between 3.5 and 4 m, what makes you less resistant to lodging, as well as a weak to strong rainfall. Its vegetative cycle is intermediate. Its cultivation area is located at altitudes around 600 meters above sea level. Has the intervention of the races Olotillo and Olotón. This variety of corn is sown for the livelihood and family, as there is not much demand in local or regional markets, despite their nutritional benefits. Specifically in The Lima, The Papayito, Agua Zarca and Tixtlancingo communities of the municipality of Coyúca Benítez, there are varieties that are a lot like corn black, as is the case of the purple or blue, but they are not the same. Even if your pigmentation is due to the anthocyanins are treated in different varieties of maize, the black one is very special to be the most contains properties, for example, has a lower amount of starch and a lower glycemic index, it also provides 20% more protein.
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