1: Pg. 86- Explain how a kernel of corn will be broken down into it’s various parts.
It it is broken apart, using the yellow skin for vitamins and the rest for oils
2: Pg. 86- What are some of the names of compounds that are in products that are made from corn?
Glucose and ethanol
3: Pg. 88- “it takes about __5__ gallons to process a bushel of corn, and prodigious amounts of energy. Wet milling is an energy-intensive way to make food; for every calorie of processed food it produces, another _10_ calories of fossil fuel energy are burned. “
4: Pg. 89- What did the discovery of glucose isomerase do for the industry?
It created corn syrup which is in most products
5: Pg. 90- What does it mean when we say that we are “liberating food from nature?”
We are turning nature into food products
6: Pg. 91- Corn is the key constituent of what four processed foods? Is this surprising?
Tang, Cool Whip, Cheez Whiz, and margarine. No because i don't think they make each product from scratch and without any other things added to it
7: Pg. 93- How much does it take to make a box of cereal? How much is it sold for?
4 cents and sold for 4 dollars
8: Pg. 94- What is the average growth rate of Americans? What does it mean by “fixed stomach” and how does this relate to profits?
1% per year, it means that the foods we are eating are fixing our stomachs to make it less acidic, it relates to profits because its cheaper to make and can be sold at a high price
9: Pg. 94- How many pounds of food does the average American eat per year?
15,000 pounds
10: Pg. 94- “There’s money to be made in food, unless you’re trying to grow it”- explain this statement.
If you actually grow food you wont make as much money as engineering it.
11: Pg. 97- Explain what the author means by, “getting more fruits and vegetables into food.”
food is being processed too much that we need more natural food in our diet
12: Pg. 98- Does “natural raspberry flavor” mean that the flavoring is actually raspberry or even natural? Explain.
no because the foods are being modified to have a better taste of raspberry
13: Pg. 98- What is resistant starch and how does it get around the biological limit on how much you eat in a year?
an ingredient that has no calories, it doesn't because it has no calories and has no limits
It it is broken apart, using the yellow skin for vitamins and the rest for oils
2: Pg. 86- What are some of the names of compounds that are in products that are made from corn?
Glucose and ethanol
3: Pg. 88- “it takes about __5__ gallons to process a bushel of corn, and prodigious amounts of energy. Wet milling is an energy-intensive way to make food; for every calorie of processed food it produces, another _10_ calories of fossil fuel energy are burned. “
4: Pg. 89- What did the discovery of glucose isomerase do for the industry?
It created corn syrup which is in most products
5: Pg. 90- What does it mean when we say that we are “liberating food from nature?”
We are turning nature into food products
6: Pg. 91- Corn is the key constituent of what four processed foods? Is this surprising?
Tang, Cool Whip, Cheez Whiz, and margarine. No because i don't think they make each product from scratch and without any other things added to it
7: Pg. 93- How much does it take to make a box of cereal? How much is it sold for?
4 cents and sold for 4 dollars
8: Pg. 94- What is the average growth rate of Americans? What does it mean by “fixed stomach” and how does this relate to profits?
1% per year, it means that the foods we are eating are fixing our stomachs to make it less acidic, it relates to profits because its cheaper to make and can be sold at a high price
9: Pg. 94- How many pounds of food does the average American eat per year?
15,000 pounds
10: Pg. 94- “There’s money to be made in food, unless you’re trying to grow it”- explain this statement.
If you actually grow food you wont make as much money as engineering it.
11: Pg. 97- Explain what the author means by, “getting more fruits and vegetables into food.”
food is being processed too much that we need more natural food in our diet
12: Pg. 98- Does “natural raspberry flavor” mean that the flavoring is actually raspberry or even natural? Explain.
no because the foods are being modified to have a better taste of raspberry
13: Pg. 98- What is resistant starch and how does it get around the biological limit on how much you eat in a year?
an ingredient that has no calories, it doesn't because it has no calories and has no limits