And when it comes to anthocyanins, purple corn is king of the crop, according to Minnesota-based Suntava, which is doing a roaring trade in purple corn-based food ingredients, from natural food colors ...

Those purple corn chips you see in the store aren't just a gimmick – the corn's purple pigment actually has health benefits. Researchers have now devised a method of extracting more of it from the ...

Purple corn, commonly known as maiz morado, has more antioxidants than blueberries. Researchers at the University of Missouri are trying to grow a similar corn here in the United States. Missouri is ...

At Expo East, Back to the Roots, unveiled a new addition to its Stoneground Flakes cereal line. The product contains only three ingredients: organic Minnesota-grown purple corn, organic cane sugar and ...

For the past four years, MU researchers have been changing the color of corn to see whether purple breeds can provide potential health benefits. Working with a dark purple South American variety known ...

KANSAS CITY — Purple may add vibrancy and novelty to items like corn chips, ice cream and pasta. When sourced from certain fruits and vegetables, including corn, the color may add a clean label ...

University of Missouri researchers and a collaborator from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are studying and adapting a purple corn known as Maiz Morado, which not ...

A company motivated by concerns about the safety of synthetic food dyes has come up with its own solution with a non-genetically modified (non-GMO) purple corn hybrid that yields natural red and ...

Scientists have discovered purple corn may help reduce the risk of major health diseases. While developing new types of purple corn, the researchers found some with elevated levels of a naturally ...

New research suggests that chemicals in purple corn can reduce inflammation and insulin resistance in a mouse cell model. Can researchers harness the chemicals in purple corn to improve diabetes?