The Corn Refining Process

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Refined Products

End Product/Applications

Steeping

Steepwater

Nutrients in the water used in Animal Feed

Germ Separation

Oil Refining

Corn Oil

*Cooking or salad oil *Corn Oil Margarines *Restaurant Frying Operation Cornstarch *Adhesive applications Paper and Textiles for use in sizing, surface coating Specialty Starches *Part of drilling mud which cools down the superheated oil drilling bits in the search for oil *Agents: Flocculating, anti-caking, mold-release & thickening *Dusting powder Regular and Specialty Modified Starches *Ready to eat food *Instant pie and pudding fillings *Raw material for the production of industrial chemicals and plastics, which could replace petroleum feedstocks Corn Syrups *Can depress freezing to prevent crystal formation in ice cream and other frozen desserts *Its effect on viscosity allows salad dressing and condiments to pour at manageable rates *Provides suspension to keep other ingredients evenly mixed in lunchmeats and hotdogs *Can improve textures and enhance colors without masking natural flavors in canned fruits and vegetables High Fructose Corn Syrup *42-HFCS gives mild sweetness to canned fruits, condiments and other processed foods *55-HFCS used in soft drinks, ice cream and frozen desserts *90-HFCS used to provide sweetness in natural & light foods . Presweetened cereal, instant beverages dry mix products Fuel Alcohol * Ethanol *Gasoline additives *CO2 : fiz in soft drinks *Fuel extenders Dextrose *Lightly sweetens chewing gum *Tempers sucrose sweetness: jam, jelly, preserves & icing mix *Excellent product for yeast to grow on during fermentation *Pharmaceutical industry uses in fermentation for penicillin & antibiotics *Starting point for manufacturing Vitamin C *Used as a yeast food in brewing low calorie beers *Feedstock to produce citric acid, lysine and other chemicals *Improves sweetness, color, texture of breads, buns and rolls

Grinding or Screening

Germ Fiber

Feed Products

Starch Gluten Separation

Gluten Starch Drying

Starches

Starch Conversion

Syrup Refining

Sweeteners

Fermentation

Alcohol Chemicals Dextrose