Cream Style Corn

part of: Sweet Corn

Cream style corn is a tinned product where sweet corn kernels sit in a thick, starchy sauce made from the corn itself. It’s not actually made with cream — the name refers to the texture, which comes from pulped corn kernels and their natural starches.

It’s a pantry staple in many Australian households, used in corn fritters, chowders, casseroles, and as a simple side dish. Corn fritters made with cream style corn are a particularly popular quick meal — just add flour, egg, and seasoning.

The flavour is sweeter and more concentrated than regular tinned corn, with a comforting, homestyle quality. It’s one of those ingredients that’s easy to overlook but surprisingly versatile when you have a tin in the cupboard.

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How it's made

Sweet corn is harvested at peak ripeness and the kernels are cut from the cob. A portion of the kernels is left whole while the rest are scraped and pulped, releasing their starchy liquid. The whole kernels and pulped corn are combined with a small amount of water, sugar, and salt, heated, and sealed into tins. The mixture is then heat-sterilised in the tin for long shelf life.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 72kcal
Protein 1.7g
Carbs 16.9g
Fat 0.4g
Fibre 1.2g Sugar 3.2g
Mass Distribution

1 can (303 x 406) is about 482 g — roughly 350 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈1.74kg
Freshwater ≈242.38L
Land ≈4.27m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

creamy vegetable base

Classic dishes
  • Creamed corn
  • Corn pudding
  • Corn casserole

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

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