Freeze-Dried Corn in the Vegan Diet: A Versatile Ingredient

Freeze-dried corn can be found in many grocery stores, and is a welcome addition to the vegan pantry – it’s convenient, easy to use and 100 per cent vegan. Here’s how you can bring a taste, texture and some nutrient burst to vegan meals with freeze-dried corn.

Nutritional Benefits of Freeze-Dried Corn

Plenty of Fibre and Antioxidants: Freeze-dried corn retains most of the nutritional value found in fresh corn, including fibre quantities that promote digestion and psychological wellbeing and keep you satisfied. It’s also high in antioxidants including vitamin C and lutein, which fights against the harmful effects of free radicals in the body.

Plant Source For Protein: Corn is not a complete protein itself, but contributes to the overall protein intake of a vegan diet. It can be paired with other plant products such as beans or lentils to form a healthy meal.

Culinary Uses in Vegan Cooking

A Flexible Ingredient for Diverse Dishes: Its crunchy texture and sweetness makes for an excellent addition to a diverse selection of dishes, whether a vegan salad, taco or soup where corn provides such a desirable additional crunch and flavour, without the need for any cooking time!

How To Upgrade Your Vegan Snacks And Desserts: Freeze-dried corn can be ground into a powder that can be used as a natural sweetener when baking. It can also be sprinkled on top of vegan ice-cream or mixed into homemade trail mix for a convenience snack.

How to Incorporate Freeze-Dried Corn into Vegan Meals

BREAKFAST: Vegan corn chowder to kickstart your day, or toss freeze-dried corn on your morning smoothie bowl for crunch and sweetness, for extra whimsy.

Lunch. Snack. Dinner: Give your salads some crunch, or your stir-fries a sweet pop – freeze-dried corn can double for fresh in pretty much any recipe.

Snacks: Mix freeze-dried corn with nuts, seeds or other dried fruit for a wholesome trail mix – or grab some straight out of the package for a fast and healthy snack.

Freeze-dried corn is both a convenience food and a nutrient- and flavour-rich food, that when added to vegan dishes, enhances their flavour and nutritive value. Any vegan kitchen arsenal is not truly complete without it.