This product often undergoes an alkali wash treatm
This product often undergoes an alkali wash treatment to increase available niacin, known as nixtamalization. This product's "field" version has been bred to maximize starch production at the expense of taste and received 56 billion dollars worth of subsidies between 1995 and 2006. It is processed into a fuel additive found in (*) E10, and a sweetener found to increase obesity at a faster rate than sucrose. For 10 points, name this staple crop native to the New World which is used to create ethanol and a namesake high fructose syrup, also known as maize.
This product often undergoes an alkali wash treatment to increase available niacin, known as nixtamalization.
{corn} [or maize before mention]