Bioethanol is obtained from various types of biomass | Credit: iStock by Getty Images

First-generation bioethanol is ethanol fuel produced from food crops that contain readily fermentable sugars or starches. These feedstocks include sugar crops such as sugarcane and sugar beets, and starch crops such as corn, wheat, barley, potatoes, and cassava.

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