date:Dec 27, 2012
mical via fermentation. A lot of people use plant oils for cooking -- cornorsoybeanorcanola -- instead of lard, as they did in the old days, he said. The oils are among the main products of these seeds. Another product is protein, which is used as a high-quality food.
What's left over is indigestible fiber and small carbohydrates, said Bennett, Rice's E. Dell Butcher Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. It's used in small amounts in certain animal feeds, but overall it's a very low-value