Cotton, Soybeans, Corn, Milo and Wheat Production in Northeast
Corn and soybeans
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Corn & SoybeansBy: Sam, Brooke, and Ryan C
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BACKGROUND INFO.- Basic Facts- Corn and Soy Usage
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Corn Soybeans
• In 2007, 94 million acres of corn were planted, about 23% of total U.S. cropland
•Of 10,000 items in a typical grocery store, 2,500 have at least some corn products in it
• Over 77 million acres of soy were planted in 2009
•Of 10,000 items in a typical grocery store, 1,600 have at least some soy based products in it
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43%
32%
16%
6% 4% Animal FeedEthanolExport OtherHFCS
Corn Uses Soy Uses
97%
3%
Animal FeedHuman Con-sump-tion
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Ok, stop! Exactly how much corn and soybeans are in food products? Let’s Find Out!
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• The average American adult eats up to 2,000 calories a day
• Calories from corn the average American eats a day: • 554 calories
• Calories from soy the average American eats a day: • 275 calories
• 811 (40%) of the calories the average American adult eats a day, comes from corn and soy
How Much Corn & Soy Do We Eat?
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You may think of corn as just “Corn on a cob”
But in reality, it’s in a whole bunch of things we eat on a
daily basis as well! Click to see!
And this is just a small portion of food using corn,
there’s still a whole lot more!
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Different foods likely to contain soy
Bulking agents Carob Emulsifiers Gum Natural flavors Shoyu Soy beverages Soy flour Soy lecithin Soy miso
Soy protein concentrate or isolate
Soy sauce Soybean oil Stabilizer Tamari Tempeh Texturized vegetable
protein Vegetable broth Vegetable gum
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How did get in this corn and soy get into to all that food? Well, it starts at the
farm.
Not this farm, the other one
This is a “farm” where they have pigs, chickens, cows, and fish. This is where they get fed corn and soy with GMO’s. This means that the beef, pork, chicken, and the fish you eat all contain corn and soy! Not to mention dairy, cheese and eggs as well.
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And if that didn’t convince you about corn and soy being in almost
everything. . .
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THE END.