Sweetcorn
What the research shows
Not enough
published research on this page yet
A type of maize picked young and tender.
It is eaten boiled, steamed, grilled, or added to salads and soups.1
What research says
Found in some samples or products
These come from where it was grown, how it was processed or cooked, or what it was made into. They are not about the ingredient itself, so the signal does not count them.
-
Food poisoning from frozen vegetables2
Frozen sweet corn was linked to listeriosis cases in the UK, and Listeria monocytogenes was found in many sweet corn samples.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
Products
The 6 most-scanned of 891 products on Open Food Facts that list sweetcorn.
- Purée Délice Carottes, Potiron, Crème Bonduelle · 780 g 0 additives
- 3 Bean & Lentil Chilli Merchant Gourmet · 280 g 3 additives
- Chicken & Mushroom Flavour POT noodle · 90 g 6 additives
- Light Tuna Salad Corn with peas, carrots and black olives RIO mare · 160 g 0 additives
- Golden Vegetable Ben's Original · 220 g 1 additive
- Five Bean Salad Napolina · 400 g 2 additives
References
- 1sweetcorn: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2McLauchlin J, Aird H, Amar C, et al. An outbreak of human listeriosis associated with frozen sweet corn consumption: Investigations in the UK. Int J Food Microbiol. 2021;338:108994. doi:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108994