# Maize and Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals depends on maize.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/maize-and-pharmaceuticals/

[Maize](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/maize/) (commodity) and [Pharmaceuticals](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/pharmaceuticals/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Maize → Pharmaceuticals*

2 of the enterprise types in Pharmaceuticals depend on maize; for the most dependent, it rates 5 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **5 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Key starting material and intermediate makers: glucose for fermentation (criticality 5 of 5)
- Excipient and capsule suppliers: starch (criticality 3 of 5)

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