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Global maize production, utilization, and consumption

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Ranum, Peter, Peña‐Rosas, Juan Pablo, Garcia‐Casal, Maria Nieves·2014·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Maize (Zea mays), also called corn, is believed to have originated in central Mexico 7000 years ago from a wild grass, and Native Americans transformed maize into a better source of food. Maize contains approximately 72% starch, 10% protein, and 4% fat, supplying an energy density of 365 Kcal/100 g and is grown throughout the world, with the United States, China, and Brazil being the top three maize‐producing countries in the world, producing approximately 563 of the 717 million metric tons/year. Maize can be processed into a variety of food and industrial products, including starch, sweeteners, oil, beverages, glue, industrial alcohol, and fuel ethanol. In the last 10 years, the use of maize for fuel production significantly increased, accounting for approximately 40% of the maize production in the United States. As the ethanol industry absorbs a larger share of the maize crop, higher prices for maize will intensify demand competition and could affect maize prices for animal and human consumption. Low production costs, along with the high consumption of maize flour and cornmeal, especially where micronutrient deficiencies are common public health problems, make this food staple an ideal food vehicle for fortification.

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Authors
Ranum, P., Peña‐Rosas, J. P., & Garcia‐Casal, M. N.
Venue
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-03-20
Volume
1312
Issue
1
Pages
105-112
ISSN
  • 0077-8923 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-6632
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W1812582463
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References
15
FWCI
40.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
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