Does ethanol rob corn from food and feed use?
No. In America, over half of all corn produced goes toward feedstocks for animals. The great thing about ethanol produced from corn is that it returns nutrients as a feed which is created as a byproduct of the ethanol production process. Ethanol only uses the starch in the kernel. After ethanol production, the nutrients are returned as a high quality feed known as Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, DDGS. Ruminants such as dairy cows and beef cows do not require starch.
