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MOUTURE ECONOMIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oilseed Crops
- Food Industries
- Fatty Substances (Food)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- corn germ
1, record 1, English, corn%20germ
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since the corn (maize) kernel contains only about 5% oil, it is uneconomical to process corn simply to obtain the oil. Corn oil is obtained by processing the corn germ which is a by-product of the wet or dry milling processing of corn into corn flour products. Corn germ can contain about 50% oil and is processed either by direct expelling or direct solvent extraction (dry milled germ) or by direct expelling or prepress-solvent extraction (wet milled germ). 1, record 1, English, - corn%20germ
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes oléagineuses
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- germe de maïs
1, record 1, French, germe%20de%20ma%C3%AFs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme le grain de maïs ne contient qu'environ 5 % d’huile, il n’ est pas économique de le traiter uniquement pour en extraire de l'huile. L'huile de maïs s’obtient par traitement du germe qui est un sous-produit de la mouture humide ou de la mouture sèche du maïs pour obtenir de la farine. Le germe de maïs peut contenir environ 50 % d’huile et est traité soit par pression mécanique ou par extraction au solvant(germe de mouture humide) soit par pression mécanique ou pression-extraction(germe de mouture sèche). 1, record 1, French, - germe%20de%20ma%C3%AFs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cultivo de oleaginosas
- Industria alimentaria
- Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- germen de maíz
1, record 1, Spanish, germen%20de%20ma%C3%ADz
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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