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Soy-Fortified Corn Meal

The soy-fortified cornmeal shall be a product of small particle size that is usable as a dietary supplement or as an extender to other foods, an it shall conform to the following chemical and physical requirements:

CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

ITEM

REQUIREMENT1

Minimum

Maximum

Moisture, %

---

13.0

Protein (Nx6.25), %1

13.0

---

Fat, %1

---

1.5

Crude Fiber, %1

---

2.0

Ash, %1

---

2

1 Limiting factors are on a moisture-free basis.

2 Soy-fortified cornmeal, prior to calcium enrichment, may not have an ash content exceeding 1.60% on a moisture-free basis.

The soy-fortified cornmeal shall be blended thoroughly and homogeneously mixed with calcium and other listed enrichment ingredients in the following proportions:

ENRICHMENT INGREDIENTS

ENRICHMENT INGREDIENTS

Minimum

Maximum

Thiamine, mg/lb.

2.0

3.0

Riboflavin, mg/lb.

1.2

1.8

Niacin or niacinamide, mg/lb.

16.0

24.0

Vitamin A-Palmitate, IU/lb.1

10,000

12,000

Calcium (in harmless and assimilable form), mg/lb.

500

750

Iron (reduced iron, 325 mesh, to be used as the iron source), mg/lb.2

13.0

26.0

1 Vitamin A-Palmitate (stabilized) must be added in encapsulated form containing 250,000 IU Vitamin A-Palmitate/g.

2 Ferrous sulfate is not to be used as the iron source in any processed cereal products purchased for export assistance programs.

PACKAGING

The soy-fortified cornmeal shall be packaged in 25 kilogram multi wall paper bags.

Source: USDA:FSA:PDD:EOB March 2002 (Contact 202-690-3565)


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