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75 % Of The World's Food Comes Just 12 Plants & 5 Species

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  About  75 % of the  world's food  comes from  just 12 plants  and 5  animal species 12 Plants Food - 1.Sugar – Sugar  is the generic name for  sweet-tasting , soluble  carbohydrates , many of which are used in  food .  Table sugar ,  granulated sugar , or  regular sugar , refers to  sucrose , a  disaccharide  composed of glucose and fructose. According to the report Sugar is highest consumed food about 1800377642 metric tons 2.Maize – Maize  also known as  corn   is a  cereal grain  first domesticated by  indigenous peoples  in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. it consumed around 885289935 metric tons 3.Rice – Rice  is the  seed  of the  grass   species   . As a  cereal grain , it is the most widely consumed  staple food  for a large part of the world's  human population , especially in  Asia  and  Africa . It is the agricultural  commodity  with the third-highest worldwide production , it consumed around 740961445 metric tons 4.Wheat – Wheat  is a