sweet corn kernel sweet corn kernel (raw) A hybridized variety of maize with a high sugar content. Unlike field corn varieties, which are harvested when the kernels are dry and mature (dent stage), sweet corn is picked when immature (milk stage) and prepared and eaten as a vegetable, rather than a grain. SIREN DB annotation: * whole, natural shape FOODON:03430150 * not heat-treated FOODON:03440003 * seed, skin present, germ present FOODON:03420133 pole corn sugar corn sweetcorn ready for release