Process

*We produce up to 80 tons of Food Grade Corn Oil daily
*We produce up to 320 tons of Livestock Feed daily
*We are currently developing a high protein, gluten-free Food Grade Flour

Corn Germ contains the embryonic protein and about 85 percent of the total oil in a corn kernel. The dry fractionated corn germ has an oil content on average of 17-22%. Oil is extracted from the germ through a solvent extraction process using hexane to yield almost 90% of the total oil content. The solvent is removed by evaporation, recovered and reused. The oil is sold as crude food-grade oil to be processed at a refinery. The oil depleted germ is cleaned of solvent and toasted. The resulting high protein corn germ meal is sold as Livestock Feed and naturally contains many nutrients that are normally supplemented into animal rations. The corn germ meal has great benefits as a food source as well and Plymouth Oil is currently working on moving into the Food Market. .

At full capacity we’ll produce about 90 tons of corn oil per day destined for the human food market. Corn oil is a high value vegetable oil product that is increasing in demand as food processors switch from hydrogenated soybean oil in an effort to reduce trans fats by fast food restaurants as well as manufactured foods.  Crude corn oil, because of its natural antioxidants, undergoes little deterioration when stored for long periods, provided the temperature is controlled and moisture plus volatile matter level is kept below 0.4 percent.  All the major refiners have excess refining capacity and are strong bidders for food grade corn oil. There is also a strong export market for corn oil to provide competition for domestic refiners.