Exceptionally delicious, Libby's Whole Kernel Sweet Corn is the tasty sweet descendant of maize - a "New World" vegetable. Sweet corn is a variety of maize that naturally has a higher sugar content - making it "sweeter tasting." Libby's Whole Kernel Sweet Corn is picked while still young, in the "milk stage," to ensure the most enjoyable eating, and then prepared within hours and just miles from where it was grown to seal in Farm Fresh Goodnessfor a delicious flavor, crisp texture and vibrantly bright golden yellow color. We put just our finest Whole Kernel Sweet Corn in every can. It is no wonder that Libby's canned corn has been the favorite of generations as a splash of color side-dish, snack or ingredient in favorite recipes. Libby’s Whole Kernel Sweet Corn is made with all natural, 100% Sweet Corn for a naturally sweet flavor, bright golden yellow color and just-off-the-cob crispness. A Low Fat food, No Added Sugar (though some sugar exists in sweet corn naturally), No Preservatives. Wheat Free. Part of a Healthy lifestyle. Farm-to-Table - Libby's Whole Kernel Sweet Corn is cultivated in the U.S. heartland by multi-generational, U.S. farmers on family-owned farms located in the fertile regions of Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. This is the prime growing region for Sweet Corn with its fertile soil and ideal combination of sun and rain fall. Once harvested our corn travels just miles and is prepared in state-of-the art, FDA inspected facilities sealing in Farm Fresh Goodness within hours of being picked!Libby's Sweet Corn is seasonally grown and harvested fresh at the peak of ripeness. "Seasonally grown" means that every year, typically in May, we plant our Sweet Corn and then let it grow and mature through the summer months until August when the harvest begins. In a typical year all of our corn is harvested and prepared, sealing in its naturally sweet flavor and bright golden yellow color by October.