Nutritional characteristics of corn germ meal

Corn germ meal contains 18% ～ 20% crude protein, 1% ～ 2% crude fat and 11% ～ 12% crude fiber. Its amino acid composition is similar to corn protein feed (or corn gluten feed). Although the name belongs to the category of cake and meal, according to the international feed classification, most products belong to the middle grade energy feed. From the perspective of protein quality, although the protein quality of corn germ meal is higher than that of cereal energy feed, the content of various restricted amino acids is lower than that of corn gluten meal, cotton and rapeseed meal.

The content of crude protein and crude fiber in dry corn germ meal was lower than that in wet corn germ meal, and their effective energy values were similar. The content of minerals and trace elements varies with processing technology.