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Corn Gluten Meal

What is Corn Gluten Meal?

Corn Gluten Meal is a byproduct of corn processing that is usually used as animal feed. [1]



History

In 1985, Dr. Nick Christians of Iowa State University, discovered that CGM displayed pre-emergent herbicidal effects during a series of turf grass experiments. The use of corn gluten meal as an herbicide was patented in 1991, but, like many food-related substances used for gardening, is not regulated in the US. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Corn Gluten Meal


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Corn Gluten Meal".
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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Corn gluten meal - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Corn Gluten

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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