Lucas Borrás investigates corn for human consumption: Did you know that the 'corn flakes' eaten in Europe are made from flint corn produced in Argentina?

Lucas Borrás is a specialist in special non-GMO (non-transgenic) corn, which are no longer used as fodder but for direct human consumption. In this area, a niche that Argentina exploits well is the production of flint corn (hard red). This specialty occupies about 120 thousand hectares in the country and its main market is the European Union (EU). There, said grain is used to make the popular corn flakes. Borrás said that all of what is consumed there has its origin in Argentina. “The cornflake is nothing more than a whole endosperm of corn (inside the grain) cooked, flattened and roasted. For this, a hard grain is needed, so that the flake is large and crunchy (crunchy), and therefore it stays in the milk as long as possible, ”Borrás explained to Bichos de Campo. All these characteristics are perfectly fulfilled by the flint corn grown in Argentina, which is exported almost entirely to Europe. What remains on the domestic market can also be found as polenta, since a hard grain is ...