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  • Simple addition to corn bran could boost grain's nutritional value 15-35%

    Apr 19, 2023 11:00 am by Lauren QuinnInnovation
    Crop sciences professor Jack Juvik with a micrograph showing corn's aleurone layers

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    • Crop sciences professor Jack Juvik with a micrograph showing corn's aleurone layers

    U of I scientists show it’s possible to increase iron up to 35% and zinc up to 15% by adding cell layers in the bran. 'For us to show increases like this with just a single trait, it's like, why didn't we do this a long time ago? It's so simple.'