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
Order of Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Order of Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food The Order of Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food () is a Civil Order of Merit awarded by Spain. It is awarded to recognize people and organizations for outstanding performance in agriculture, fisheries, and food in all its manifestations. The order was established by Royal Decree 421/1987, on 27 February 1987. The classes of the order may be awarded in one of three divisions, agriculture, fisheries, and food. Individuals are awarded one of six classes of the order, while organizations and groups may be recognized by one of three classes of plaque.