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Corn Smut

What is Corn Smut?

Corn smut, known in Latin America as huitlacoche, is a disease of maize caused by the pathogenic plant fungus Ustilago maydis. It is eaten, usually as a filling in quesadillas and other tortilla based foods. [1]


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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Corn Smut


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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Corn Smut - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Huitlacoche

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  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchDecember 13, 2010 @ 1:09 AM

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