Also called sugar corn or pole corn, sweet corn is one of many varieties of the maize plant. However, it differs starting at the harvesting stage: while other corn varieties are selected upon kernels’ dry maturity, sweet corn is gleaned when kernels are still immature. Thus, it is eaten as a vegetable rather and has a higher sugar content -- distinct from the corn that is transformed into grains and other useful products. It is high in vitamins B5 (pantothenic acid), B9 (folic acid), vitamin B6, and Potassium.