It typically is eaten whole—including the cob, which is otherwise too tough for human consumption in mature corn—in raw, pickled, and cooked forms.

In the first method, a seed variety is chosen and planted to produce only baby corn.

[2] Many varieties are suitable, but those developed specifically for baby corn tend to produce more ears per plant.

In the second production method, the variety is selected to produce sweet or field corn.

[4] Baby corn forage can also be fed fresh or ensiled to livestock animals.