Consumption, resources, and the environment: What you need to know.

  To Starch Off When considering bioproducts it can be difficult to think of how plants can be turned into products beyond food. What is really crazy is just how many different products are created from a simple starchy plant we all know and love, corn! Yes, corn has numerous uses that go far beyond feeding cattle or as a side dish for family dinners. There are, of course, processes such as milling or fermentation that the corn must go through in order to be used in these different outlets. From this article you will learn about the milling process, fermentation, and what can be done with the leftover parts (stover) of the corn plant. Milling it over. The first step in making the corn able to be used in bioproducts or as biofuels is milling. The purpose of milling is to remove the starch from the rest of the corn as it is what can be used in the bioproducts. There are 2 main types of milling: dry and wet milling. The vast majority of milling done in the US is dry milling which account