Prize rolled into a store bought cigar!

[Radagast]

There is a piece of corn or something in this j.c. Newman quorum robusto, an 'affordably priced' cigar I purchased yesterday.
Is this a thing?
I love corn. Tastes great, yum. Mmm corn.
I'm not totally sure about what it's doing in this cigar though, if it is even corn.
Your thoughts are most welcome.

 

[deluxestogie]

If, when you cut it, it seemed like a hard corn kernel, then maybe it is one, though I would expect a well-humidified kernel of corn to mold. Another possibility is an insect larva of some kind.

Bob

 

[Radagast]

I'm sure that it's a grain. Corn is my best bet and should be pretty obvious but way out of place like this it seems alien.
Having thought about it, a hunk of corn (as long as it doesn't mold like you said) might quickly fill up a soft spot in a cheap cigar towards the back where you aren't likely to smoke it anyway. That's all I can think of, otherwise I'm stumped.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Palm seed?

 

[Radagast]

Palm seed?

Could be! Good chance it's that over corn lol.