Cargill Inc.

Eugene Max Peters

Lawrence Edward Fosdick

Eugene Joseph Fox

Chad Allen Conard

Hadi Nayef Yehia

Steven W Kirkvold

Riley Neil Smith

Ping Yang

Jill Louise Zullo

Eric Stanley Sumner

Joseph Michael Lewis

Nicholas Wayne Bethke

Anthony John Schanilec

Donald Grunig

Abhay R Ladhe

Jacob A Leland

Craig A Wilson

Michael A Porter

Guo-Hua Zheng

Yumin Chen

Eric Bell

Marie Khagik Costanian

Anton Woo

Keith Mertz

Fabio Soller

Aspects of the present invention provide a corn protein isolate, comprising at least about 85 wt % corn protein on a dry basis; an 'a*' color value ranging from about −0.5 and 1.5, and a “b” color value ranging from about 10 and 25; and less than about 1.5% oil on a dry basis. Further aspects include methods of making the same.

Corn protein isolate and methods of manufacturing same

Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.

Method and apparatus for reducing aflatoxin-contaminated corn

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Kettering, OH, United States of America

Eugene Max Peters