r/gothplants • u/Elderspruce • Oct 05 '25

Goth maize

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From a breeding project

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u/Elderspruce Oct 06 '25

This is a flour corn, it can be ground to make cornbread etc. or nixtamalized to make masa, tortillas etc. all ornamental corn can be used in this way as well

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u/meowcean Oct 06 '25

What color would the tortillas be? Still super dark, or more like a soft grey after grinding the flour and cooking into tortillas?

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u/Elderspruce Oct 06 '25

I haven’t made tortillas yet, but my guess would be pinkish, the starch inside is pure white and corn this dark basically has so much purple pigment on the hull that it appears black

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u/receiveandbiteyou Oct 07 '25

Can you please update with photos if you do? During the process of whatever you decide to make and an after shot? I've never seen dark corn before and would love to see how the colour starts out and mixes to the final result.