Evangelina Villegas
Evangelina Villegas (born 1924) is a Mexican food scientist. Villegas invented a type of maize called QPM. QPM (Quality Protein Maize) has twice as much lysine and tryptophan (important amino acids) as regular maize. Kids who consume QPM grow 15% faster than kids who consume regular maize. It puts children at a significantly lowered risk of malnutrition disorders. QPM has helped people around the world. It now makes up 75% of the corn grown in Ghana.