1: Pg. 86- Explain how a kernel of corn will be broken down into its various parts.

Subdivision of the kernel itself (skin goes to vitamins and nutritional supplements, germ crushed for oil,
largest part plundered for carbohydrates)
2: Pg. 86- What are some of the names of compounds that are in products that are made from corn?
Citric and lactic acid, glucose, fructose, maltodextrin, ethanol, sorbitol, mannitol, xanthan gum
3: Pg. 88- it takes about five 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 ten calories of fossil fuel energy are burned.
4: Pg. 89- What did the discovery of glucose isomerase do for the industry?
Allowed for the production of high-fructose corn syrup, the most valuable product refined from corn
5: Pg. 90- What does it mean when we say that we are liberating food from nature?
Processing food before nature can take it back
6: Pg. 91- Corn is the key constituent of what four processed foods? Is this surprising?
Margarine, juice-free drinks, Cheez Whiz, and Cool Whip. This is not surprising to me.
7: Pg. 93- How much does it take to make a box of cereal? How much is it sold for?
4 cents, 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, fixed stomach means that we can only eat so much every year, meaning that the same
amount of food will be purchased even if more is put onto shelves
9: Pg. 94- How many pounds of food does the average American eat per year?
1500
10: Pg. 94- Theres money to be made in food, unless youre trying to grow it- explain this
statement.
Farmers are being paid much less than the companies who are processing and selling their food
11: Pg. 97- Explain what the author means by, getting more fruits and vegetables into food.
There is more of the good stuff in food than the foods they are based on
12: Pg. 98- Does natural raspberry flavor mean that the flavoring is actually raspberry or even
natural? Explain.
No, it is derived from oranges, or even corn, just not something synthetic
13: Pg. 98- What is resistant starch and how does it get around the biological limit on how much you
eat in a year?
Starch that is virtually indigestible, meaning that it will pass through the digestive tract without turning
into calories, meaning you will still need to eat more