If corn cant be digested then Im wondering how one can get energy (calories) from it!
2006-11-29 05:41:19 · 5 answers · asked by Sara-chan 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
We can only digest the corn inside the shell. It's the shell that doesn't digest, and that is what you can see in feces. You get the calories from the part that you do digest, as well as the nutritional benefits.
2006-11-29 05:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
That's because corn isn't completely indigestible. The parts that your body can't digest are made out of cellulose -- that's what plants build their cell walls out of. However, plants are living cells, which means that they have to have something other than cell walls. They've got protein, carbohydrates (like sugars), and even fat. All of these things the body can digest, and get calories out of. One cup of corn has about 8 grams of fat, 123 grams of carbs (12 of which are dietary fiber, which means your body can't digest them), and 16 grams of protein.
If you want an example of something that is completely indigestible, try Metamucil. All fiber, no digestible calories.
2006-11-29 13:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by janegalt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because corn contains sugar. The sugar from the carbs in the corn does go through your body and that's where the calories come from. The rest of the corn just passes through undigested.
2006-11-29 13:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Corn is digestable, but the primary component of what is ingested is inside the kernel skin. I guess it could be commonly assumed that it is not digested due to seeing whole pieces of corn in feces, but it just means that you missed some kernels when chewing.
2006-11-29 13:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by Vinerider 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
corn is very digestible.
2006-11-29 13:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by Sufi 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋