High oil corn processing
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsJames F. Ulrich, Stephan C. Anderson, Ian Purtle, Gary Seymour
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Abstract
A commercial-scale method for processing corn grain includes the steps of flaking corn grain having a total oil content of at least about 8% and extracting a corn oil from the flaked corn grain. Such a method can be effectuated by processing the high oil corn grain using equipment typically used to process soybeans and other similar oilseed types. In this way, processing plants that flake oilseeds can be used to extract corn oil from corn.
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A method of processing corn grain, comprising the steps of:
- a) flaking corn grain having a total oil content of at least about 8%;
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- b) extracting an oil and a meal from said flaked corn grain, said meal having a meal fat content from about 0.2% to about 4.0% at a moisture content of about 10%.
A corn meal having a meal fat content of about 0.2% to about 4.0% at a moisture content of about 10%.
A method for processing corn grain comprising the steps of:
- a) flaking corn grain having a total oil content of at least about 8%;
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- b) extracting, without extrusion, an oil from said flaked corn grain.
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