Dr. Orange Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Me and AJC we talkin' 'bout this tonight on TF2. I'm still not sure. Why is Corn Syrup unhealthy? Corn is a fruit and grows on a bush. AJC says it's a small tree. Which is it? A tree or a Bush? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thu'um Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I'm tellin you folks its a tree. If der's enething i leurned from agriculture 101, its that startches come frum trees! Any Oul fool could tell you dat! Even thoughs democrats who ain't never seen a plant. I been dun spent my whole life cultivaten the mighty corn tree all my life and yu're gunna tell me its a bush? Ask your self? does bushes grow fruitess? Didn't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shaper Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Ajc, you lied to me. You said this thread was awesome :U 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroberson Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I believe corn syrup is claimed as being unhealthy by the more "naturalist" types out there that suggest anything artificially created is inherently unhealthy compared to the naturally occurring substance that it replaces (ie, corn syrup vs. sugar). I am not sure if there any real science out there that says corn syrup is worse for you, but nothing to defend it from those claims either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidi Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Seeing how corn grows, it's not technically a tree, is it? Is the plant stem ligneous? Anyway, I thought corn syrup was really high in glucose and fructose so it's still not the most ideal for one to be consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thu'um Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Executor, they make a mockery of us by treating this matter seriously. Execute them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 #corntrees Always side with Ajc or you're gonna lose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlow Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I can't tell, but I'm sure bananas are a weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeemer Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Harlow, I've heard many things, that bananas are herbs, no they're the fruit, no they're a seed. Apparently the latest answer is that banana is a sterile fruit that has had its seeds belittled through years of domestic growing. Also about corn. It's a grass, apparently. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/variation/corn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy'drach Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Bananas are one of those weird things, they're herbs in that they don't grow from a tree but a herbaceous plant, but they're technically fruit because they contain seeds and grow from the ovary of a flower. They can also fit the criteria for berries. Also, as for corn, they're a grain, meaning they're more a type of grass than a bush or tree. They're definitely not either of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Orange Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 The farther this ride goes on the more I'm worried. Corn is a bush, it has no wood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy'drach Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Bushes are smaller shrubs, and shrubs are woody plants. Corn is a grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlow Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Actually, I heard bananas (or plantains) grow a duplicate plant right next to the first one when the first one dies (pretty much the phase after the fruit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy'drach Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 The pseudostem of the banana plant dies but the corm survives and grows new shoots of pseudostems. Cultivated banana trees are cropped so that only one offshoot is developed due to spacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiana Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 People have already set you straight on what corn is, and high-fructose corn syrup is bad for you in the same way that any other form of sugar is bad for you when you're constantly eating it. The reason why you're cautioned about it is that it's in tons of things that you wouldn't expect to have it or need it, like barbeque sauce, so people wind up eating a shitton more of the stuff than they probably need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thu'um Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Wait, wait, wait....If corn is bush, why can't I smoke it? It has to be a tree, the wood is just in middle of the corn. Its that handle thing so you can eat it with out touching the hot corn. Besides, you can get syrup from the corn tree. this whole topic is about high fructose corn syrup, and its quite obvious syrup never comes from bushes. I expected you Canadians to point this out with all your maple tree fruits/ syrups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeemer Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Corn is grass, not bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy'drach Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 This topic has served it's purpose. The question has been answered. To recap, corn is neither a tree nor a bush, it is a grain. High fructose corn syrup is only a form of sugar that finds its way in a lot of things you normally ingest. It's not poisonous, it's just not good in large quantities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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