Quality is our priority and we offer only U.S. Fancy and U.S. No. 1 product in our premium brands. A key characteristic of our Gourmet Extra Sweet corn is the 7-10% sugar content. 

It is desirable to have ears with dark green, attractive husks that have flag leaves (the leaf that branches toward the tip of the ear). The kernels should be filled to the tip of the ear and arranged in straight rows.

Commercial sweet corn for fresh markets is graded as U.S. Fancy, U.S. No. 1, and U.S. No. 2.

U.S. Fancy
U.S. Fancy consists of ears that are well trimmed and well developed. They must also be free from smut, decay, rust or other disease, discoloration, and damage from any source including worms or other insects, birds, or machines. The corn must have similar varietal characteristics. Cobs must be fairly well filled with plump and milky kernels and well covered by fresh husks. The length of each cob should not be less than 6 inches, and the ears should not be clipped to obtain this length.

U.S. No. 1.
U.S. No. 1 also consists of ears of similar varietal characteristics that are free from the defects described for U.S. Fancy corn. Ears may be clipped but should not be less than 5 inches long.