How are “corn nuts” different from popping corn?



I love them both, but I don’t understand how they make “corn nuts”. I love popcorn too, but I don’t understand how it is different from regular corn either. Does popping corn come off the cob hard like it is in the jar, like old-fashioned popping corn?
Good on ya, Aggie!!! You sound like you know your corn!!!

Thanks for great info!



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4 comments a "How are “corn nuts” different from popping corn?"

I think that corn nuts are made from something like corn meal where as popcorn is made from whole corn kernels.

I think corn nuts are deep fried hominy. Hominy is just corn kernals taht have been treated with an alkali (soaking in lye water for example)

Corn nuts are prepared by soaking whole corn in water for three days, then boiling them in oil until they are hard and brittle. (see first link)

Popping Corn is a type of corn which explodes from the kernel and puffs up when heated.

Corn Nuts are a big kernel corn (The variety I believe is named Big King or Hickory King) that is deep fried. Popcorn has a far higher amount of protein in the endosperm (the white stuff of popcorn). You can make your own corn nuts by getting some feed corn from a store, soaking it for a few days and then deep frying it. Popcorn you will notice is a rounder, smaller kernel, it has a harder coat as well. When you put popcorn into oil, it doesn’t soak it up, instead the heated oil heats up the kernel until the pressurized steam inside causes it to give way and “pop”.
When popcorn is harvested, it is allowed to stay on the stalk until it dries to a certain moisture percentage, and then it is harvested and taken off the cob. Sweet corn is taken off the cob juicy and full of moisture for either freshpack, canning, or freezing.

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