**The Primary Products business (bulk sweeteners, acidulants, industrial starches, personal care, co-products, ethanol) has been rebranded as Primient from 1 March 2022. It remains wholly owned by Tate & Lyle until the agreed sale of a controlling interest to KPS has closed. This is expected to happen beginning of April 2022. Read the full details of the sale here >
CORNGERM™ Corn Germ binds the oil to the fibre component in animal feed, preventing the oil from leaching out of the feed pellet.
CORNGERM™ is available as a dry germ containing meal.
- North America
- Europe, Middle East and Africa
Highly productive ruminants need high quality energy and protein. Cows producing over 5000 litres of milk per year greatly benefit from extra bypass energy and protein in their feed. CORNGERM™ Corn Germ contains natural bypass oil, helping improve milk yields in high yielding dairy cattle.
Poultry feed needs a high energy content. Adding sufficient fats and oils isn’t always that simple. CORNGERM™ Corn Germ is an easy way to add naturally-bound oil to your poultry’s feed.
CORNGERM™ Corn Germ can be used in pig feed as a source of vegetable oil and unsaturated fatty acids, with the goodness of natural corn fibre. CORNGERM™ Corn Germ is an easy way to add oil to your feed.
CORNGERM™ Corn Germ is used in pet food as a source of vegetable oil and unsaturated fatty acids, with the goodness of natural corn fibre. Our animal feed can help add naturally-bound oil to your pet food.
As a business, we rarely stand still. We invest a huge amount of time and energy in researching, assessing and analyzing trends and insights across both industries we work in. Developing a deep understanding of our customers is a big part of our product development approach.
Read more Explore the trends and insights hubInclusion levels in feed (%)
| Animal type | CORNGERM |
| Ruminants | 2-5 |
| Calves | 2-5 |
| Pigs/sows | 2-10 |
| Piglets | 2-10 |
| Poultry Broiler | 2-10 |
| Poultry Layer | 2-10 |
| Aquaculture | 2-10 |
| Pets | 5-10 |
| Mink | 1-10 |