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Corn Yellow Dent Organic, Superpail, Zone-2

$104.94

Organic Yellow Dent Corn, 38 lbs.

Our yellow dent corn is certified organic, triple-cleaned and perfect for baking & cooking purposes, including grinding for cornmeal or corn flour, or making hominy or masa. 

Convenient & safe storage 

Our organic yellow dent corn is certified organic and non-GMO, and comes in six-gallon buckets (or pails... another word for the same container), containing 38 lbs. net weight. When you store yellow dent corn at home, it needs to be protected in a couple of ways. First, it needs to be protected from a variety of little critters who'd like to get to it before you do. Weevils and rodents, for example. You also need to protect your bulk corn from picking up excessive additional moisture, which can be drawn from the atmosphere. The buckets our organic corn comes in provide full protection against these storage risks. They have airtight gasket-sealed lids, Mylar liners, and oxygen absorber packets that remove the oxygen from the air in the bucket after we put the lid on. The O2 absorbers leave an atmosphere of nitrogen in the bucket, because air consists almost entirely of oxygen and nitrogen. (The oxygen absorber packets themselves are completely food-safe, being made of powdered iron and salt, which are kept separate from the product itself.) Our buckets safely lock out pests, and biological processes are put "on hold" in the Mylar protected, oxygen-free nitrogen atmosphere, so your bulk corn enjoys complete peace and quiet until you want to use it. 

Beat oxidation 

In whole-grain foods, the plant's cellular walls protect nutrients from oxidation. The process of oxidation begins to occur as soon as grain is ground, exposing the cell's contents to oxygen in the air. Flour that is several days (or more) old, has been exposed to oxygen that inevitably diminishes its nutritional value. The way to get full nutrition from whole grain foods is to mill them when you need them, right in your kitchen. Modern high-speed grain mills make it fast and easy to enjoy the freshest, best tasting and most nutritious food imaginable!

Super-cleaned 

All of our bulk corn is triple-cleaned to ensure purity and protect your grain mill from any foreign objects. (Corn that isn't sufficiently cleaned may contain small stones that will damage or destroy a grain mill... not to mention that you don't want such things in your food!) 

Non-GMO 

All of Pleasant Hill Grain's whole grain products are natural (non-GMO). Also, PHG does not sell any grains, beans, lentils, pulses or seeds sourced from China. 

Shelf Life 

Our organic yellow dent corn has a shelf life of 10+ years when unopened and stored in a cool, dark, dry environment. 

Yellow Dent Corn Uses & History 

Yellow dent corn, also called field corn or dented corn, (zea mays indurata) is the type of maize that most cornmeal, corn chips and corn tortillas are made with. This corn gets its name from the depression (or “dent”) that appears at the crown of the mature corn kernel. Dent corn is the most commonly grown and consumed type of corn in North America, and some varieties are used as livestock feed or to produce ethanol and cooking oils. Dent corn is starchy and high in omega-6 and antioxidants. 

The main difference between yellow corn and white corn is that yellow corn contains carotene. Carotene is a substance that gives plants a yellow or orange color. Carotenoids are a great source of Vitamin A, an antioxidant which supports a strong immune system, as well as healthy bones, teeth, and soft tissue. Carotenoids also contains xanthophylls, which promote good eye health. 

Fresh ears of yellow dent corn can be roasted and served with a savory butter and herbs for a tasty summer side dish. The sweet flavor of dent corn pairs well with chiles, berries, stone fruit, aromatic spices, tomatoes, cumin and pepper. Dent corn is naturally gluten-free. 

When ground, dent corn is excellent in cornbread, hush puppies, tortillas and grits. Corn is usually ground to a coarser texture than wheat flour, and called cornmeal. Very fine cornmeal is referred to as corn flour, which can be used to thicken sauces, puddings and soups. Cornmeal or corn flour can be combined with wheat flours to soften the texture of baked goods. Freshly ground cornmeal should be used immediately or stored in the refrigerator or freezer to avoid rancidity.

KoMo stone burr grain mills will grind dent corn to any texture from cracked to fine corn flour. Since dent corn kernels are large, grind first with the milling stones opened widely to produce cracked grain, then run the cracked grain through the mill a second time, at a finer setting, for flour.

By soaking and then cooking yellow dent corn in a limewater solution, or other alkaline mixture, you can make your own nixtamal, or hominy. Nixtamalization loosens the hard, outer layer of the kernel, so it can easily be rinsed away. The process of soaking greatly increases the nutritional value of recipes made with corn, in part by breaking down the phytic acid, which prevents your body from properly absorbing nutrients. Nixtamilzation allows the nutrient niacin, which normally your body can’t absorb, to become free for assimilation. This process was used by the Mayans as far back as 1500 B.C.

Dried nixtamal can be ground into flour called masa harina, by using a stone burr mill or impact mill . Masa harina can be used to make corn dough (called masa) for tortillas, sopes, and a host of other traditional Latin American recipes. When water is mixed with raw corn flour it doesn’t create dough; but when water is mixed with masa harina, a beautiful corn dough develops. Masa harina is also used for atole, a warm, spiced drink commonly found in Mexico and Central and South America. Dried nixtamal can also be coarsely ground and made into grits.

To simplify the process of grinding nixtamal, it can be ground when it’s still wet by using a steel burr grinder, such as the Wonder Junior Deluxe+ grain mill w/Masa Auger.

Organic yellow dent corn can be a healthful addition to chicken feed, as it’s the easiest grain for chickens to digest. Chickens can consume the corn whole, or cracked. Some people like to ferment or sprout the grain for a couple days before feeding it to their chickens to provide a more nutritious diet.

Additional Options 

Pleasant Hill Grain offers over thirty kinds of whole grain products

Our food category offers many selections of baking ingredients, delicious dried fruits and vegetables, long-term storable foods, canned meat, fish and poultry, sweeteners and more. 

As a whole grains shopper you may also be interested in hand crank and electric grain mills and grain flakers as well as heavy duty Bosch mixersAnkarsrum (formerly Electrolux)Haussler spiral dough mixers, and Famag spiral dough mixers

Gamma Seal Lids are remarkably practical two-part gadgets that transform standard plastic buckets into rugged, gasketed, resealable storage containers that are both air-tight and water-tight.

Shipping Zones 

Please note: The shipping zones below are for the 48 contiguous states. For shipment to AK/HI, please call (866) 467-6123 or email us for a cost quote.

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The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit organization committed to preserving and building the non-GMO food supply, educating consumers, and providing verified non-GMO choices. The Non-GMO Project is North America’s most trusted third party verification for non-GMO food and products.

NEED A LOT OF GRAIN? 

When you order a full pallet of grain (36 buckets) or more, you earn a discount of $25 per bucket. And if you order 3 full pallets or more, the discount is $30 per bucket. (See the discount amounts in the table below.) These terms apply to this offer: 

  • Your order may consist of a single product, or any combination of these  grain, beans, rice, etc. 
  • Total quantity must be a multiple of 12. So you can order 36 or 48 or 60 buckets, but not 37 or 55, for example. 
  • You must have a quantity of at least 36 buckets, in a total quantity divisible by 12, in your cart for the discount to apply. 
  • This offer applies to grain, beans, lentils, rice, or oilseeds (such as flax) that are packaged in buckets. 
  • All buckets must be in stock. 
  • The order can be delivered in one of two ways: 

1.) It can be delivered to a business address with a forklift or dock and which is NOT also a residence. 

 2.) OR the order may be picked up at the freight terminal in your area, within 3 business days of arrival. (Storage charges would start after 3 days.)

BULK SUPERPAIL DISCOUNT

No. Buckets

Bucket Discount

Total Discount

36

$25

$900

48

$25

$1200

60

$25

$1500

72

$25

$1800

84

$25

$2100

96

$25

$2400

108

$30

$3240

120

$30

$3600

132

$30

$3960

144

$30

$4320

156

$30

$4680

168

$30

$5040


Orders of 36 buckets or more will receive the discounts above automatically, in your shopping cart. Please give us a call or  email if you have any questions

Exceptional Value of Bulk Grain

It's well known that basic natural foods tend to be lower in cost and much higher in nutrition than processed commercial choices, but we were still a little shocked when we compared the cost of a staple like whole grain wheat, to items on the shelves at a local grocery store. Our grain comes packaged 45 lbs. to a bucket, so we're reporting each cost here, for that same net weight. The cost of living index in Nebraska is comparatively low, so processed foods like the examples shown here are priced even higher in most areas. We came away from this exercise with a heightened appreciation for the low cost and exceptional value of quality basic foods like whole grain wheat!

45 lbs. of Wheaties™ cereal

$248

45 lbs. of Capt'n Crunch™ cereal

$219

45 lbs. of Nacho Cheese Doritos™

$259

45 lbs. of Maxwell House™ coffee

$193

45 lbs. of 9 Lives™ (the cat food!)

$98

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Ingredients

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup (166g)
Servings Per Container: 109
Amount per serving
Calories 606
Calories from Fat 66
  % Daily
Total Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 58mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 123g 41%
Fiber 12g 48%
Sugars 1g
Protein 16g
Vitamin A 7%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1%
Iron 25%

Specs

Diameter
12.5"
Height
17"
Weight (lbs.)
41.35
Net Weight (lbs.)
38
Allergen Statement
Processed in facility w/barley, sesame, soybeans, wheat & peanuts
Gluten Free
Yes
Origin
USA
Certifications
USDA Organic
Country of Manufacture
United States

Shipping

We stock this product in our Nebraska warehouse. Most of our shipments are by UPS Ground or Home Delivery and you should receive your order in five business days or less from ship-out. Click here for more information about shipping.

Accessories for this product:

Grain Sample 1 Pound

Our one pound grain, bean and seed samples are a way for you to give a grain a try before investing in a bulk amount. These samples are not packaged for longterm storage.

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$12.00
Bucket Lid Wrench

Don't be afraid of the plastic construction of this handy lid removal tool. We've used them for years here at PHG. They work great and we've never had one break.

Overall length of the tool is 8.25".

Note: Some bucket lids have several points around their lower lip that must be snipped with a cutting tool prior to removal. No matter what sort of tool you use to pry the lid off, if you're working with that sort of lid then it is indeed necessary to snip the lid at those points, first. Such "snip points" vary in appearance and may or may not be marked with words like "Cut Here" or with a scissors symbol. Another type of lid has a circumferential "tear strip" around its bottom edge. With such lids you may not need a lid removal wrench to use after pulling the tear-strip away, but one can be helpful to those with hand weakness due to arthritis or other reasons.

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$7.99

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CucinaPro Tortilla Press

The CucinaPro Tortilla (Flatbread) Maker was formerly marketed under the Villaware label as the "Grand Wrap Tortilla Maker", this press flattens and bakes tortillas up to 10". Professional style cool-touch top handle makes flattening tortilla dough easy. Premium nonstick coating and 1000 watts of baking power for fast results. Has ready light. There are lots of tortilla presses on the market that last about as long as the typical curling iron... their lids and handles break after a few hundred tortillas, or their heating coils burn out. Our customers have been very happy with the CucinaPro. It makes great tortillas and it's built to keep working for a long time.

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$79.00

In stock Usually ships in 1-3 business days.

Nordic Ware Scottish Scone/Cornbread

For full-sized scones, biscuits and hearty corn bread. Makes eight wedges.

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$38.00

In stock Usually ships in 1-3 business days.

Gamma Seal Lid, 12 Inch, Set of 3

This remarkably practical two-part gadget transforms a standard plastic bucket into a rugged, gasketed, resealable storage container that's both air-tight. Just snap the outer ring down onto your bucket. The threaded lid turns easily with molded-in grip bars. These lids are heavy duty for years and years of service. The ring has a polymer gasket where it sits against the lid of your bucket, and the threaded lid has another polymer gasket, giving the container an air-tight seal that excludes not only such freeloaders as mice and insects, but moisture too.

The Gamma Seal lid transforms an ordinary bucket into the ideal storage vault for an endless list of materials from grain and other foods to laundry products, pet food, tools, documents, silk ties, lawn and garden products, bait, seeds, oil, disaster supplies... and on and on. They also make lightweight, super-strong totes for camping gear. And did we mention that they're stackable? Our customers come back for more of these. (Make your life easier by ordering a few more the first time!)

All Gamma Lid plastics are food safe, including "heavy-metal-free" pigment in the colored lids, and all Gamma products are BPA-free. Gamma Seal lids do not include the bucket. Please note that color tint of plastic buckets can vary, so Gamma Lid colors may not perfectly match with the color of any given plastic buckets.

These 12" Gamma Seal lids fit 3-1/2 gallon or 5 gallon or 6 gallon buckets with standard top outside diameter of 11-3/4" to 12-1/8". If you want to use Gamma Seal Lids on buckets you already have, be sure your bucket tops have an outside diameter that falls within that range. (The buckets offered by Pleasant Hill Grain all have the proper top diameters to accept their respective size of Gamma Seal Lid.)

To install we recommend a large rubber mallet, or lay a 2x4 across the lid and strike with any heavy hammer. If a lid ring doesn't want to start on a bucket easily, submerging the ring or bucket rim (or both) in hot water will ease the connection.

Lids are sold in sets of three of each color. Colors include white, black, green, yellow, red, blue, and orange.

Note: If using oxygen absorbers in plastic buckets, you need to use standard hammer-on lids (not Gamma Lids). Gamma Lids are airtight, but are not designed to counteract the force of pressure that's created when all of the oxygen in the container is removed by oxygen absorbers. Once the standard lid is initially removed to start using the contents, a Gamma Lid can be used to re-seal the bucket against moisture, rodents and insects. A quality bucket and hammer-on gasketed lid will provide a fully adequate oxygen barrier for at least a couple years of storage. For even longer term oxygen-free storage, inside your buckets you can also use Mylar liner bags which, when heat-sealed shut around your food, will effectively block oxygen permeation for years and years.

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$32.00

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Best cornmeal ever
By Heidi S. in CA on 4/13/2016 Verified Buyer

Freshly ground cornmeal is a revelation. It's not the easiest thing to grind however. I have a KoMo Harvest mill and I've found the best way to grind the corn is to run it through the first time on a very coarse setting and then regrind at a finer setting.

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Overwhelmingly Positive
By James P. in MA on 5/10/2016 Verified Buyer

Excellent corn. We use it to make masa. Tacos have not been the same since. We have a hard time eating out because they're beyond the quality of most restaurants.

We do 6 cups of corn to 2 quarts of water with one tablespoon of pickling lime stir in. Bring to a boil, drop to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, then let sit over night. Rinse it in the morning and grind it up to dough consistency in the food processor.

Customer service is on point, super friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. Shipments arrive punctually. It was really cool to call them up half a country away and have a real and friendly person conduct business on their end. Aces.

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Excellent!
By Cathy W. in CA on 4/12/2016 Verified Buyer

I purchased this corn to make tortillas... they made some of the best I have ever had! Finding dent corn is easy, finding organic dent corn is hard, and I am so glad you offer it on your website!

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Excelent Quality, Fast Service
By Anthony S. in TX on 8/12/2016 Verified Buyer

We have ordered before from Pleasant Hill Grain and they have the best quality and very fast service.

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Yellow Corn
By Ronnie H. in TN on 4/15/2016 Verified Buyer

I have been using your corn at The Health Nutt for years. Our customers love our cornbread. We grid it in the morning and serve fresh cornbread for our lunch with organic pinto beans. Thanks for selling a great product.

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Makes Great Cornmeal
By Anthony S. in TX on 8/22/2016 Verified Buyer

The organic corn makes the best cornmeal when ground down. Takes a little work but is much better than the store bought any day!

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Excellent Product
By Kim K. in WA on 8/14/2018 Verified Buyer

Based on reviews of other retailers' dent corn I read on a very large retailers website, I decided to check this corn for cleanliness. I put a cup or so into a fine-mesh strainer and shook it for a minute or so. Almost nothing shook off the grains. Incredible!

I made tortillas with freshly-ground corn this past weekend, and they are delicious - The Hubs described them as "a real winner. " I'm looking forward to making tamales, cornbread, and grits with this corn.

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Great company even greater product
By Gold U. in NC on 6/12/2016 Verified Buyer

Thanks to the team at PHG. I buy yellow dent corn to make a corn meal for my babies and it's been a fulfilling relationship. Delivery is on time, packaging excellent. No regrets at all.

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Extremely pleased
By Elizabeth V C. in CO on 1/07/2019 Verified Buyer

I am very impressed with the quality and fresh taste of the organic yellow dent corn. I choose to cook with organic grains and I am grateful to Pleasant Hill Grain for offering this delicious corn. Thank you.

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great products and service
By nellie d. in CA on 8/06/2018 Verified Buyer

so glad the corn is back in stock. I love grinding it in my komo flour mill

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