INTRODUCTION
The bulk of the United States (US) diet comes from four
crops: corn, wheat, soybean, and rice. Of the four crops,
corn is arguably the most dominant and most profitable to
farm with its cultivation being highly subsidized by the US
government elevating corn to the “king of crops”. Corn
has been subjected to various genetic modifications that
have resulted in a crop that is resistant to pesticides, a
feature that has increased the productivity of corn for
farmers. Corn is not only food for humans, but is also
feed for farm animals as diverse as cattle, pigs, and
poultry that are the major sources of meats for the US
diet. Corn is the primary source of high fructose corn
syrup (HFCS) in the US. Marshall and Kooi (1957)
developed the process for making HFCS. HFCS is made
by the chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis of corn starch
INTRODUCTIONThe bulk of the United States (US) diet comes from fourcrops: corn, wheat, soybean, and rice. Of the four crops,corn is arguably the most dominant and most profitable tofarm with its cultivation being highly subsidized by the USgovernment elevating corn to the “king of crops”. Cornhas been subjected to various genetic modifications thathave resulted in a crop that is resistant to pesticides, afeature that has increased the productivity of corn forfarmers. Corn is not only food for humans, but is alsofeed for farm animals as diverse as cattle, pigs, andpoultry that are the major sources of meats for the USdiet. Corn is the primary source of high fructose cornsyrup (HFCS) in the US. Marshall and Kooi (1957)developed the process for making HFCS. HFCS is madeby the chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis of corn starch
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