Question

As discussed by Pollan in his chapter, "The processing plant," most of the corn grown in the US each year is eaten by people in the form of corn on the cobb (i.e. as whole corn kernels and not as processed foods or corn-fed meat).

A) True.
B) False.

Answer 1

It is false that most of the U.S. corn crop is eaten by people as corn on the cob; the majority is used for biofuels, animal feed, and processed into products like corn syrup.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that most of the corn grown in the US each year is eaten by people in the form of corn on the cob is false. In reality, a significant portion of the corn crop in the United States is utilized for a variety of other purposes. Field corn, which is different from the sweet corn commonly consumed as corn on the cob, is vastly more prevalent. It is primarily processed into products like flours, and syrups, and used for animal feed or fuel. For example, about half of the yearly US crop of field corn is used to make biofuels, such as ethanol. Moreover, a substantial amount of the corn crop is used to feed livestock, like cattle, chickens, and hogs. The transformation of corn into corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is also notable as these sweeteners are prevalent in many processed foods and soft drinks.