Grain
Polenta
Polenta of Corn is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of corn: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 2.58 g
- Saturated Fat 0.49 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.47 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.23 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.15 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 68.3 g
- Dietary Fibre 6.23 g
- Total Sugars 0.97 g
- Complex / starch 62.8 g
- Protein 9.65 g
- Water 11.8 g
- Energy 359 kcal
- Water 11.8 g
- Carbohydrates 68.3 g
- Protein 9.65 g
- Fat 2.58 g
- Saturated Fat 0.49 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.47 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.23 g
- Omega-3 0.12 g
- Vitamins 55 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.29 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.84 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.57 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.8 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 27.6 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.72 mg
- Vitamin K 1.8 µg
- Minerals 307 mg
- Major Minerals 305 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.29 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.1 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.84 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.57 · vitamin-b6: 0.23 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.8 · vitamin-b9-folate: 27.6 · vitamin-e: 0.72 · vitamin-k: 1.8 ·
Minerals
Polenta of Corn: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cold storage and transport made corn a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named polenta portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of corn for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named polenta portions.
Cold storage and transport made corn a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named polenta portions.