Fruit corn

Fruit corn

　　Fruit corn is an extra-sweet variety of corn that is suitable for eating raw. Compared to regular corn, its main characteristics are its thin skin, juicy texture, crispness, and sweetness during the green stalk stage, making it edible just like fruit—hence the vivid name “fruit corn.” It is rich in vitamin E, A, B1, B2, C, minerals, and free amino acids, and is easy for the human body to digest and absorb. As an emerging leisure, health, and nutrition food, its sweetness is 30% higher than that of watermelon.

In Dayufotuo Village, Badaling Town, Yanqing, 21 varieties of fruit corn are grown on 200 acres of land, making it the largest fruit corn base in Beijing. Every year in mid-August, the harvest season begins. Visitors can enjoy the sweet, fruit-like corn and also experience the fun of picking in a corn maze.