Children of corn: for China, it's rice. For Ireland, it's potatoes. For America, it's corn that's become the commodity of choice for everything from fuel to food, including the growing tortilla chip category.(Market Trends) From: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2008 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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We have long been a nation dependent on corn--from Native American use of fresh corn on the cob as a diet staple to modern-day demands to use it for ethanol as fuel--making it a hot commodity in more than one market. As veritable "children of corn," we still turn to this multipurpose golden kernel for all types of food.

Take, for example, tortilla chips. Heavily influenced by the popularity of Mexican food and today's growing Hispanic community, this crunchy snack is a standard in modern American homes. Recent introductions--many of which are made ...

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