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Corn: The Most Useful Material For Modified Starch Production

For many years now, corn has been an integral part of starch extraction. Compared to any other plants, corn is naturally blessed with adequate capacity to effectively convert a large amount of solar energy to chemical energy. It is this energy that is stored as oil, cellulose, and most importantly starch in the corn plant and kernel. In the battle between corn and wheat, corn is hailed to be one of nature’s biggest multipliers. Do you know why? After planting for four months approximately, a single corn kernel that weighs only one-hundredth of an ounce produces around 800 kernels. On the other hand, wheat accounts for 50-fold yield per seed planted. Moreover, corn has nearly 70-75% starch present that makes it the most valuable raw material for the modified starch production process.

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