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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Friday Night Dinner Plans? 5/23/2025
Date: Sun, 25 May 2025 09:15:50 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-05-24, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2025 18:19:55 -0400, Jill McQuown
><j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>On 5/24/2025 6:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2025-05-24 5:55 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>> On 5/24/2025 5:41 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Most (85-90%) of the sweet corn grown in the U.S. is not GMO.
>>>>
>>>> What the hell does Bruce have against corn?  He's always yapping about 
>>>> it.  Just for fun I'm going to cook some corn on the cob tonight.
>>> 
>>> It just seems to be one of those issues that he uses to get the 
>>> attention he craves.
>>
>>They do grow and eat sweet corn in Australia.
>>
>>https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/vegetables/commodity-growing-guides/sweet-corn
>
> Now I'm wondering. Is corn that people eat always sweet corn, which is
> not GM most of the time? Where does non sweet corn go? Animal fodder?
> Maybe I have to talk to my artificially intelligent acquaintance about
> this.

Corn that is eaten as a (reasonably) fresh vegetable is "sweet" corn.
It's harvested at an immature stage, so its sugar content is higher
and its seed coat is softer.

"Dent" corn is used for animal feed and as feedstock for industrial
processes such as ethanol or high-frucose corn syrup manufacture.  It's
also used for cornmeal, grits, polenta, and masa harina.

A third type, "flint" corn, is grown in much lower quantities.  Popcorn
is flint corn, as is the colored corn used as autumnal decorations.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton