Corn kernel including food, biofuel, and bioplastics. Corn is a popular food throughout the world in many forms. It is used in breakfast cereals in the Western world (as corn flakes) and it is a grain that can be eaten raw off the cob, although it is usually preferred cooked. It may be fed to animals or humans. In the United States, for economic reasons such as government subsidies, corn is the basis of many products, in the form of high fructose corn syrup, in favor of cane sugar. A genetic variant that accumulates more sugar and less starch in the ear
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum Canada Agriculture and Food Museum The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum () is a national museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It houses a modern working and experimental farm. Its purpose is to display the history of farming in Canada, to demonstrate advances in farming science and technology, and to show how these affect the lives of Canadians. The museum holds exhibits, public programs, facility rentals, special events, and live demonstrations. The museum also creates traveling exhibits which are brought to smaller museums throughout Canada. It has an outdoor "energy park" which showcases renewable energy sources. The museum is operated by