Is it true corn is technically calorie free?

[RedReder]

Hi, I read somewhere that since our bodies can't fully digest corn (we eat corn, we see corn in our poop), it might not actually provide any calories. This was on a weird website trying to get me to sign up for their newsletter about bears fighting. But it made me wonder, is there some truth to this? As far as I know, we can only digest a part of corn. So, when a can says it has a certain number of calories, is that number not accurate because we don't digest all of it?

 

[shanumsh]

You don’t digest the outer skin of corn, but you do digest the inner parts. So, no, corn is not calorie-free. It's probably best to avoid wasting time on unreliable websites."

 

[ellesmith11]

The reason corn looks undigested in our poop is because the outer skin is filled with feces, making it appear full and inflated.

 

[bodybuilderbr2]

For a fun mental trick with this, look and see if popcorn has calories.

 

[xsquid99]

One ear of sweet corn/corn on the cob contains about 90 calories, give or take.