Carbohydrates In King Corn

Carbohydrates serve as two main objectives in the human body to either help digest foods or to help provide energy. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate is necessary to have a regular digestive system. Majority types of carbohydrates such as sugars and starches can break down glucose to be used as energy. The movie, King Corn, is about two best friends and an acre of corn in Iowa. A small ear of corn contains 23 grams of carbohydrates. Corn can be transformed and be used in several different ways. In King Corn, they tell us how the acre of corn will be used. They say, “10,000 pounds of corn our acre is likely to produce 32% will be either exported or turned into Ethanol. In neither case ending up in our food. But, 490 pounds will become sweeteners