Field Corn vs Sweet Corn vs Popcorn

[@JaredTG.]

Thank you. I've asked so many people if popcorn is just normal corn and no one ever seemed to know. After 28 years I finally remember to look up an answer.

[@oliviaseda3673]

I'd never thought I would enjoy a video about corn this much :)

[@rainbeauty]

That was interesting. Teach us more Amy!

[@1Thessalonians5.21]

Thank you. I never knew. When I was five or six years old my two older cousins were over visiting me and my older brother. We were playing in our backyard which was a small peach orchard. I recall a lone plant stalk with an ear of corn to which one of the older cousins lit a match to as I looked on amazed when a single popcorn appeared . I watched with wonder and kept the wonder to myself never to mention it to anyone. Now after many years, I decided to learn of the plant that produced that one kernel of popcorn. Thank you for your straightforward video. Well done and very much appreciated.

[@kayleighcomollo3210]

Love this video! Our property is right up against a large field of corn, it’s our first year in our home and we weren’t sure what kind of corn it was. It’s field corn for sure!

[@dreamflight6000]

Yes! 🙂

[@taracleary3979]

This was a GREAT video.....so interesting! Thank you for sharing it.

[@pahleviibnutsani981]

thank you very much

[@grantp4022]

Is there different types of popcorn ? I do wonder, as the popcorn this year seems to be very dry and tough after you pop it. My brother said the same thing, and he orders his popcorn from a different place, other than stores here in Canada. Is there different grades of popcorn ? and which areas ( states) grow the best popcorn ? You seem to be very knowledgeable on corns, so maybe you know the answer ?

[@digitalmedia1715]

Excellent! Thank you for the useful & educational information.

[@annaydas5469]

We didn't know these are two different varieties but my mom has been telling me that the popcorn kernels are harder and differently coloured than sweet corn kernels (which I've been struggling to pop😂)

[@bigpoke]

Thank you for this !

[@saibezawada8123]

Thank you! Did not realize how much I don't know about corn - I ran into the word "nixtamalization" I'm sure I spelled it wrong :-) and realized there are different corns - learned something through your video - (thank you again!)

[@atreyufrost]

Succinct and very informative. Thank you. The genetic diversity of maize, the evolution, and the research conducted is absolutely fascinating!

[@bibi3297]

Watching the Eurocup with my husband, eating popcorn and wondering "is popcorn regular corn before the grains grow and soften?" Thank you for contributing in taking us a tiny bit further from ignorance. 😊

[@leeannnne]

I loved this video! So interesting! This is a dumb question, but when you harvest the field corn are the stalks destroyed by the machinery? How do the machines delegate the stalk from the corn cob? Do they grow back or do you have to plant them back? I’m so intrigued by all of this. 🙂

[@dreamflight6000]

It chops them and they fly out of the back on the combine. Good question! I'm not sure but it's an amazing machine. You have to plant new corn and beans every year and you alternate the fields so where there was corn this year, they'll be beans next year.

[@08HR350z]

@@dreamflight6000 Why do you have to alternate corn and beans?

[@justinbilbrey450]

Corn is classified as a fruit

[@betinabinah1825]

I'm not sure if you can help me but what I'm trying to figure out is what is the difference nutritionally and otherwise between popcorn and cornmeal? Please advise. Thanks

[@AlaskanMommy907]

It's almost like you knew me and my kids were taking about this a few days ago! We recently started air popping a bunch of popcorn, and my kids eat a lot of canned sweet corn and sometimes corn on the cob. So they were asking about the plants that they come from, and I didn't really know, so we looked it up together and that's when I found out that field corn was a thing. I didn't know what field corn was used for though, until I watched this video. My kids watched it with me too, they really liked it since we were just taking about it😉 🌽 🍿

[@08HR350z]

Field corn is used for the high starch content to feed animals, make ethanol, corn chips, corn meal and polymers that are used to create plastics and fabric.

[@jrudymorganclark2072]

field corn is much harder tougher and sweet corn is much softer and white.

[@BoneChillingPictures]

I wanna plant one popcorn plant

[@0fataccount492]

I assume that the pop corn is different type of plant? Than the usual corn? I stil dont understand.

[@pn3940]

So, if we harvest field corn and popcorn before they dried out, they're edible?

[@lynne2798]

That was very interesting. Thank you

[@nancyhowell4505]

Excellent explanations on different subjects. Clear, concise, well- spoken easy to understand. Thank you! 👍👍

[@user-ks7bm4kd1x]

I know

[@kuyasam208]

Thank you for this 'corny' video! Have a great day!

[@wheelieblind]

What I'm looking for is a corn for eating and for popping.

[@catloverKD]

I don't know where I thought popcorn came from, but I didn't think it was a plant for some reason.

[@mchevre]

Lmao if it wasn’t a plant what else would it be? An animal? A fungus? Bacteria or algae? Literally those are the only options.

[@Scott_McKewl]

Thank you

[@HandlewasNo]

Just a question, why are you sitting on the ground when you have a perfectly fine recliner behind you? Lol

[@dreamflight6000]

I have a tiny little tripod and I set it on the piano bench so when I sit on the floor it's at the perfect height. Lol

[@pn3940]

field corn is hard isn't it because we wait it to dry out?

[@MyThoughtzAndOpinionz]

I thought popcorn were just popcorn seeds.

[@focusdopis]

I loved learning this!

[@stephaniehastings6364]

I guess I never knew the differences between the 3 corns. Thank you for teaching me something, as I just moved into a small, farming town lol.

[@angelicanjelika9546]

Now i want be disappointed when i make popcorn

[@stephenlozada7158]

But is is the same plant?

[@dreamflight6000]

No, different.

[@robinbastian2116]

You look so sweet like sweet corn 😅

[@shadrakethestud]

Do a video of sweet corn 🌽 plz.

[@Kelsey_AussieMom]

I didn't realise sweet corn was harvested a different time than field corn. 🌾

[@dreamflight6000]

😊 I'm so glad you watched, not many others did. You are smarter than most people now. ♥️

[@ashishkurrey2458]

Some disease on corn plant.

[@10z20]

YES THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW

[@neno56527]

What will happen if you put a field corn into a pop corn machine?

[@amberstarling5896]

Do you have to process the popcorn kernels in any way before popping them?

[@dreamflight6000]

Nope, they just need to dry out really well first.

[@vanessacastles3682]

@@dreamflight6000 this was my question... How long does it need to dry out for before you can pop it?

[@raymondrizzo284]

Thanks so much! Seeing it was so helpful. How does a farmer keep track of it if they grow all three varieties? They stalks look pretty much the same.

[@anacletoelogada8761]

Now I know👍

[@saljura4]

Is there any way that you keep the crops from cross pollinating and producing hybrid offspring? How far do you usually plant the blocks from each other to prevent it?

[@raditmamen]

Lmao I thought popcorn made out from dried sweet corn. Glad I found your video I almost dried a sweet corn

[@way2muchNFO]

Is popcorn healthy? Also what about blue corn I’ve heard different things about the health benefits and I know it’s one of the most prevailant plants in the whole world I have tons of canned sweet corn and how I know a little more thank you!

[@ThatOtherRaccoon]

Can you eat grain corn in the summer?

[@dreamflight6000]

No. Animals eat that kind. Humans eat sweet corn and popcorn.

[@marypaul1516]

So interesting, I thought it was all the same. What is the multi colored corn that is used for fall decor or is that man made (artificial) I was born & raised in the city. Thank you for sharing

[@craftyfashiongirl]

Do you use the kernels from the store to plant the popcorn?

[@dreamflight6000]

You buy the seeds.

[@craftyfashiongirl]

@@dreamflight6000 Where can you buy them?

[@Taisiedoll]

Is the popcorn one used for cornflour and starch too?

[@qldgreens1]

Cool video. My kids always ask these questions and I never knew. 👍

[@tommyjoestallings855]

L🤔❤😘😁

[@snnneto5]

So are they different corn strains?! Or are they the same type of corn harvested in different times of year? Or are they just dried out different? Sorry but the vídeo didn’t clarify any of that

[@dreamflight6000]

All totally different kinds of corn. Not even close to the same. Hopefully that helps.

[@craigslistrro709]

So If by chance a field of popcorn caught on fire. can we call in a crop duster to spray melted butter and drop some Johnny's seasoning on it?

[@dreamflight6000]

😄 YES!!!

[@scourgehh714]

Can you eat popcorn before it dries out?

[@dreamflight6000]

It won't fully pop.

[@scourgehh714]

@@dreamflight6000 But I mean, can you eat it off the cob like sweet corn if you get it before it dries or is it always too tough to eat off the cob?

[@dreamflight6000]

No, you can never go that. Sweet corn is a totally different seed that you plant.

[@NinaM86]

This was a fun video thank you!!!!

[@wemcal]

Great video

[@amclaudet]

Hey I never once knew that so this was fun!

[@themrskc6116]

We loved this! Thanks for sharing.

[@honeybunch5765]

Yep, showing this to my husband, he was arguing with me that popcorn is the same as sweetcorn.😃

[@dreamflight6000]

He was incorrect!😊

[@nell2884]

So fun!! I never knew this!!

[@lewiskersey6208]

Thanks!

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

Essentially, isn't it corn at different states/stages?Can you pop sweet corn? Or does it have to be hard (popcorn)?

[@dreamflight6000]

You can't pop sweet corn. You have to plant actual popcorn seeds, they are different.

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

@@dreamflight6000 Thanks for your response. It is corn (harvested) at different stages though, right?

[@dreamflight6000]

No. It's a completely different seed. If you left sweet corn in the field, it would just rot... It wouldn't turn hard like field corn and neither of them would ever pop and be popcorn, that's it's own kind. Like every variety of flowers has a different seed. 😊

[@AroundTheWayGirl88]

@@dreamflight6000 Okay. Makes sense now.

[@stephensfarms7165]

Thanks 🙏

[@lorig5067]

Loved this!

[@pritekasamanta4889]

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[@hsanguily]

👍🌽

[@mpamunson5956]

Have you ever cooked field corn?? I'd be interested in seeing if I even knew the difference.. but I guess the name SWEET corn probably tells me the answer to that.😊

[@dreamflight6000]

People can't eat field corn. 🙂 It's just for animals. It's very hard and they grind it up for feed.

[@dldldl98]

@@dreamflight6000 Hi there. Field corn is the one used in Cornflakes, right? Thank you

[@brettmb1000]

Field Corn is used for corn syrup, corn starch, corn oil, tortillas, taco shells, etc.