Corn is an important industrial raw material. It can produce 200-300 products by corn processing machinery. Finished products and byproducts in primary processing can be further processed into diverse products in food, chemical, fermentation, medical, textile and paper industry.
Corn starch
Corn plays an important role in starch processing industry. Most starch is manufactured with corn. Corn starch processing technology has gained great development. Particularly in developed country, corn starch processing has been a significant industry.
Corn fermentation
Corn provides abundant carbohydrates for fermentation industry. It generates glucose by enzymolysis. Byproducts such as soak solution and powder syrup can be used to produce alcohol and beer.
Corn syrup
With development of technology, starch syrup industry is springing up. Corn syrup particularly catches peoples’s eyes. Experts predict, in the future, corn syrup will take up 50% of sweets market. Corn will become main raw material for syrup in the next century.