Corn flakes

Purpose Determine the ratio of sugar to corn syrup that produces the best-tasting and best-textured marshmallow. Hypothesis That marshmallows will taste better when made with more corn syrup than more of granulated sugar. I think this because the Materials Square or round foil cake pans, 8 or 9 inches wide (9) Masking tape Pen or permanent marker Vegetable oil, like canola or safflower oil, for greasing pans Paper towels (1 roll) Powdered or confectioners sugar (3 cups) Strainer, small…

What do salad dressing, white vinegar, cake mix, and diapers all have in common? They all are products made with corn. Corn and the production of it were the main focus of a class by Professor Joe Braunworth at Grossmont College this week. This product that has infiltrated our shelves had created an illusion of diversity among products. Corn slowly but surely has taken over the agricultural arena. “What factors did you consider when deciding what to eat for lunch?” Professor Braunworth posed…

“How Corn Conquered America” I. The main idea of the “introduction” is: corn is the cornerstone of many American’s diet, managing to become the most widely planted crop in America. One fact or example that supports the main idea is about 40 percent of Mexicans calories come directly from corn, mostly in the form of tortillas. Yet Americans have more corn in their diet diet than Mexicans. Another fact or example that supports the main point is that there are some 45,000 items in the average…

King Corn is an eye-opening documentary that highlights the huge role that corn plays in American society. The film was produced in 2007 by college friends Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney, and Curtis Ellis, who together moved from their familiar urban city to an Iowa farm. The film follows Cheney and Ellis as they rent a one-acre plot of farmland and plant their own crop of field corn. The documentary serves to demonstrate the American food industry’s reliance on corn and how corn has come to be in…

High Fructose Corn Syrup Grenadine cordials usually contain high quantities of fructose since fructose corn syrup as the sweetener to sweeten them during the manufacturing process. Preservatives that include sodium benzoate are added alongside other additives meant to enhance the color and flavor. Freemantle (2017) notes that the high fructose corn syrup, usually derived from corn start, does not only contain the fructose content but also other sugars and glucose. Similar to glucose, fructose is…

years. The ingredients used in most of the foods people are consuming are artificial. These lab-created ingredients take major tolls on our bodies. Many questions have been raised about the effects of some ingredients more than others. High Fructose Corn Syrup(HFCS) is one of the more questionable ingredients in most people’s diets. Many health issues have been linked to HFCS. It is mainly used in the sugary, delicious beverages such as sodas. Although people have the right to choose what they…

operating sizably voluminous factories with brutal conditions. The system is skewed towards unhealthy foods, which leads to obesity as well as type 2 diabetes. Nobody is stopping that as well as the corn production, Corn is in all types of food. Therefore, corn has conquered the world in a way, such high fructose corn syrup, giving the flavor and feels to our mouths that humans enjoy. Finally big corporations such as Monsanto are the ones who own the soybean crop which is to be a terminating…

High Fructose Corn Syrup What do Oreos, Wonderbread, Sprite, Heinz Ketchup, and Mott’s Applesauce have in common? They all contain high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) sounds natural, since it uses the words “fructose” and “corn,” and seeing as the refiners want it to be called “corn sugar.” However, HFCS is not natural, and not good for consumption because it leads to obesity and other high risk health factors. Knowing what is okay to consume and not okay is confusing when…

that would make tax payers to pay farmers an accumulated 4 million dollars a year to grow more corn. Accompanying the bill, Congress also decided to subsidize bushels of corn so American production of corn remains stable. Prior to the subsidy of corn, the United States amassed a large supply of corn due to overproduction as evident by the failure of prohibition in the 1920s as well as the creation of corn sweeteners. The synthesized sweeteners create a harming…

In The Consumer A Republic of Fat, Michael Pollan talks about how today’s addiction to corn syrup is comparable to the national drinking binge of the nineteenth century. Despite the fact he did not connect the two topics as well as he could have, Pollan did a great job of expressing his opinions and giving a factual and emotional appeal to his audience. He gave an emotional appeal by using present day problems that affect Americans, and a factual appeal by using real events that have happened.…