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.
To put it in perspective, 1 ear of corn on the cob has 60 calories and 2.3 grams of sugar compared to 1 cup of pineapple which has 80 calories and 16 grams of sugar. Fresh corn can be a healthy part of a meal as long as it isnât slathered in butter and salt. 3. Corn is to blame for the obesity epidemic. Corn has been a nutritionally critical food staple for thousands of years. Our Mayan and South American ancestors have been using corn for centuries â long before the obesity epidemic was even remotely conceivable. Demonizing corn does not solve the problem.