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FREE: *RARE*Organic/Veganic Ancient Heritage/Heirloom Morado Purple Corn Seed*RARE*

*RARE*Organic/Veganic Ancient Heritage/Heirloom Morado Purple Corn Seed*RARE*
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The listing, *RARE*Organic/Veganic Ancient Heritage/Heirloom Morado Purple Corn Seed*RARE* has ended.

This is an absolutely beautiful dark dark purple corn. Also known as Kculli, this ancient type of corn is particularly known in Peru and parts of South America and one of the oldest corn in the world, and a staple food of many societies since prehistoric times. Purple Corn bears well-sized ears with large kernels that ripen to a deep purple-black color.
People of the Andes make a refreshing drink sweetened with fruit, sugar or honey from the purple corn called "chicha morada" which is now recognized as a nutritive powerhouse due to its phenolic and anthocyanins content. The Anthocyanins are a type of complex flavonoid that produce the blue, purple or red colors of the corn. Phenolics are known to have many bioactive and functional properties. Purple Corn has higher C3G antioxidant capacity and antiradical kinetics than blueberries.
Also highly desirable for corn meal and corn pudding as well as a natural fabric and hair dye and cosmetics.
Start indoors as this corn requires a long growing season 100-120 days. 10 seeds... Thank You for your interest.
Questions & Comments
Original
Can this be eaten like normal yellow corn and does it taste the same after being boiled?
Jan 11th, 2017 at 6:26:25 AM PST by
Original
Yes. It is very edible in a variety of ways. It's rather difficult to catch this variety in it's 'milk' stage because of the short duration and dark kernels. Thank You for your interest!!!
Jan 11th, 2017 at 7:11:51 AM PST by

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