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.
How to Tell When Sweet Corn Is Ready to Harvest. The silk turns brown when the ears are ready for harvest. Sweet corn takes between 60 and 100 days to mature, but the window when ripe corn is at its prime, sweet flavor doesn't last long. The ears of sweet corn display signs that they are ready for picking. The ripe corn tastes sweetest when cooked shortly after being harvested before the natural sugars convert to starch.