Canned and Frozen Corn
Processed sweet corn is found in various forms, styles, and grades. Canned corn may be cream style, with large or small pieces of kernels in a thick, creamy sauce prepared from corn, salt, sugar, water and sometimes small amounts of starch. Another canned style is whole-grain, with the kernels generally whole and packed in a relatively clear liquid. Vacuum-pack is a canning process with whole-grain kernels intact, but little or no liquid present. Most canned corn is prepared from yellow or golden-colored varieties, but some white corn also is canned. “Shoe peg” corn, a whole-grain white corn, has small, narrow kernels with a distinctly sweet flavor.
Most frozen corn is whole-grain yellow or golden corn. A considerable amount is frozen on the cob.
Both canned and frozen corn may have peppers or pimentos or other foods added for flavor or appearance.
