common name epazote is also known as chenopodium ambrosioides this herb is used extensively in caribbean and mexican cooking and it gets its name from the aztec nahuatl epazotl also known as mexican tea or pigweed this is regarded as garden weed even in mexican cuisine epazote is used in bean recipes
Full Answer. An ear of sweet corn has just 0.5 gram of fat with less than 0.1 gram of saturated fat, and it boasts just 3 milligrams of sodium. It has 14.1 grams of carbohydrates and 1.3 grams of dietary fiber, which both translate to approximately 5 percent of a person's recommended daily intake.
Cornâs Sexy Secrets. Most sweet corn is in pollination mode for about 10 days. When the tassels at the tops of the plants show dangling anthers (shown at right), and the ear tips show hairy tufts of silk, the pollination process is underway. Hereâs how it works: a pollen grain falls on a sticky strand of silk and imbeds itself.