What are the processed corn products?
发布时间：2022-10-24 点击次数：
(1) Corn sugar: With the development of science and technology, the starch-based sugar industry is emerging, the variety, production and application range has increased greatly, of which the corn-based sugar industry is particularly notable. According to experts, the future of corn sugar will account for 50% of the sweet market, corn in will become the main raw material for sugar production.
(2) Corn starch: corn occupies an important position in the production of starch, most of the world's starch is produced from corn. Some countries such as the United States are completely corn as raw material. In order to meet the requirements for the quantity and quality of corn starch, the processing of corn starch has made remarkable development. Especially in developed countries, corn starch processing has formed an important industrial production industry.
(3) Fermentation processing of maize: Maize provides abundant and economical carbohydrates for the fermentation industry. The glucose produced by enzymatic digestion is a good raw material for the fermentation industry. The by-products of processing, such as corn soaking liquor and powder slurry, can be used in the fermentation industry to produce alcohol, beer and many other products.
(4) Corn oil: It is a vegetable oil made from corn germ processing, mainly composed of unsaturated fatty acids. Among them, linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid, which is a component of human cells and is fluid, and can be combined with cholesterol in the body to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. The gluten sterols in corn oil have cholesterol-lowering effects and are rich in vitamin E, which has antioxidant effects and can prevent dry eye disease, night blindness, dermatitis, bronchiectasis and many other diseases, and has certain anti-cancer effects. Because corn oil has the above characteristics, and also because of its high nutritional value, good taste, not easy to spoil, and therefore widely popular.
(5) Corn stalks and cob can be cultivated to produce edible mushrooms, and the bracts can be woven into baskets, carpets, sitting rugs and other handicrafts, which are sold well at home and abroad.