Corn flour

Description of product

Maize germ oil is obtained by extraction of the seed germs - mostly with help of a dissolvent and with subsequent refining (as follow up).
For the production of corn flour (also known as hominy) and grits the maize has to be germinated. From the germ buds, maize germ oil is won.

Application

Corn flour is used as ingredient in baked goods. Further corn flour products are:

• Tortillas, tacos, nibbles (for exemple, peanut doodles)

Gene technology

Maize raw materials can consist partly of genetically modified plants.

• Comparatively, genetically modified maize is especially being planted for animal feed and for energy generation in several EU countries. In case GM - maize should take greater significance in Europe, a range of foodstuff/groceries could be involved.
• Moreover, the EU yearly implements about ten million tons of maize raw material out of the USA and Argentina, were GM - maize is being cultivatet on a large-scale.

Labelling: corn flour of from maize is subject to a labelling requirement.
Coincidental, technically unavoidable GMO admixtures in maize raw materials up to a part of 0.9 per cent, and the food produced thereof, are not subject to a labelling requirement.