{"id":2584,"date":"2019-10-01T10:08:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2019-09-25T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T16:12:17","slug":"purple-corn-a-super-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/2584-purple-corn-a-super-food\/","title":{"rendered":"PURPLE CORN A SUPER FOOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Purple corn is a type of corn (Zea mays), of the grass family. It is characterized by having a multiple fruit called cob with a very exotic and striking color. It is more common to see it in regions of Central and South America mainly in countries such as Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina and in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Properties<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7It contains protein, oil and the highest percent is in starch.<br \/>\n\u00b7It has essential vitamins and minerals such as iron, phosphorus, niacin and anthocyanins, the latter being its main properties and those that provide the most benefits to human health.<br \/>\n\u00b7It also has phytonutrients.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2581 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_02931-2-1024x687-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_02931-2-1024x687-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_02931-2-1024x687-500x335.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_02931-2-1024x687-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_02931-2-1024x687.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The benefits of purple corn are closely related to the medicinal properties it possesses. Next we will see the main benefits of purple corn in health and the nutritional value it can bring us in diets.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7Anthocyanins are antioxidants by nature, they are present in both grains and on the cob and help our body in the circulatory system and prevent cardiovascular diseases, as it stimulates blood circulation and protects our blood vessels from possible oxidative deterioration . In other words, they help prevent premature aging.<br \/>\n\u00b7The anthocyanins present in this type of corn have been shown to have an anti-inflammatory effect.<br \/>\n\u00b7Purple corn is recommended to help tissue regeneration and collagen formation, thus being beneficial for skin health.<br \/>\n\u00b7It helps control and reduce blood cholesterol levels and maintain low blood pressure.<br \/>\n\u00b7When used in food helps our body synthesize fatty acids being this very favorable for people with diabetes and for people who suffer from obesity.<br \/>\n\u00b7It is not 100% proven but the possibility that purple corn is also very good at preventing diseases such as colon cancer is studied.<\/p>\n<p>Purple corn is the food with more anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant. It usually comes in the form of flour, but it can also be taken as a drink like chicha morada. Have you tried it yet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purple corn is a type of corn (Zea mays), of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-engl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585,"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584\/revisions\/2585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranchonatura.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}