Question: what is the difference between yellow grits and polenta?
Answer: Polenta, as you can probably guess from the color, is made from yellow corn, while grits are normally made from white corn (or hominy). ... Your run-of-the-mill polenta will have a flakier, coarser grind than grits, which leads to a slightly chewier texture. Grits will usually end up being finer and smoother.