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> more fruits and vegetables and less corn byproducts Wow. What on earth do you think corn even is? Monsanto didn't invent the stuff, you know.
by derleth 14y ago
> more fruits and vegetables and less corn byproducts
Wow. What on earth do you think corn even is? Monsanto didn't invent the stuff, you know.
- inafield 14y agoParaphrasing: Depending on the specific type of corn, Monsanto would disagree with you.
- derleth 14y agoThat's a legal-political problem, as I mentioned elsethread.
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- lansing 14y agoCorn is a grain, not a fruit or a vegetable.
- mc32 14y agoWell, fortunately, corn is technically (botanically) a fruit. A dry fruit consisting of one fused seed.
- jamesbritt 14y agoI used to think the "tomato: fruit of vegetable?" question was the big amusing food debate, but now I found this: http://empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/corn-vegetable-fruit-or-grain/ http://empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/corn-vegetabl...
- mc32 14y agoWell, there is the botanical pov and the culinary pov. From a culinary pov, corn is mostly a veg. but there are exceptions like the grain (dry fruit) for popcorn.
- xionon 14y agoBased on context, I think it's clear that stinkytaco was talking about things like high-fructose corn syrup and corn chips and corn-based cereals, as "corn byproducts," opposed to unprocessed vegetables and fruits. If we're being pedantic, though, corn is a grain, not a vegetable (probably).[1] But that's clearly not what you meant, so it's not really worth digging into. [1]http://empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/corn-vegetable-fruit-or-grain/ http://empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/corn-vegetabl...
- derleth 14y ago> high-fructose corn syrup and corn chips and corn-based cereals These are bad to the extent they're calorie-dense and nutrient-poor, which most First-Worlders don't need. They're like honey in that respect. Corn isn't the problem.
- prodigal_erik 14y agoThere's been speculation about whether fructose and glucose have differing effects on satiety and insulin resistance, but the studies I've seen were conflicting. I assume it's possible to make high-fructose syrup out of other starches, and corn is only associated because it's cheap and commonly used.