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Corn is one of the world’s three major food crops, and it is also the most extensive grain variety in China, accounting for 42% of the grain planting area. According to the data in 2019, corn production in China reached 255 million tons (USDA GAIN 2020). The total production just after the rice and wheat and its cultivated area and total production rank second in the world. Due to the high yield and strong adaptability, corn plays an essential position in agricultural production. However, the proportion of simple processing of corn as food is getting smaller and smaller, and the processing and utilization of corn have shifted to more intensive processing to make it more valuable. In addition, because corn kernels are rich in starch, which accounts for 72 to 73 percent of the kernel weight (Paraginski, R. et al. 2014), so they are often processed into corn starch, which has contributed significantly to the development of corn production.

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