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Flour corn - Zea mays var. amylacea
Popcorn - Zea mays var. everta
Dent corn - Zea mays var. indentata
Flint corn - Zea mays var. indurata
Sweetcorn - Zea mays var. saccharata and Zea mays var. rugosa
Waxy corn - Zea mays var. ceratina ...
or other substances to soften the outer shell of the corn, as is the case in corn masa. Soaking the corn in lye also frees the niacin bound up in the kernels, making the dent corn more nutritious. Other varieties of corn include popcorn, flour corn, ...
 See also: Cooking, Flour, Corn flour, Kitchen, Tortilla
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