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Online Publications
Technical Booklets | Analytical Methods | White Papers | Industry Resources
2007 Corn Annual. Corn - Part of a Global Economy, provides a glimpse of the importance of American corn to the global economy. Articles in the publication discuss the impact of export markets for U.S. corn as they relate to price, availability and policy; analyze historical exports of refined corn products to determine potential areas for future market developments; and review technological advancements that may help meet the needs of an expanding global population.
Tapping the Treasure. This colorful brochure provides an overview of the products produced by the corn wet milling industry. It includes a general description of how corn is refined into a variety of valuable products, definitions of refined corn products and a table showing thousands of uses for them. (April 2007)
Questions & Answers About High Fructose Corn Syrup. This informative brochure includes a variety of information about high fructose corn syrup including uses and benefits of HFCS, nutritional and health related information, consumption statistics and general properties of HFCS. (December 2007)
Nutritive Sweeteners
From Corn This comprehensive technical booklet describes manufacturing, properties, uses and analysis of corn syrups, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup and other corn sweeteners (8th edition, 2006).
Corn
Starch Our eleventh edition of Corn Starch reviews
the chemistry of the starch granule, describes how corn
refiners extract starch from the corn kernel, how it is
treated to produce special products and reviews handling
and analytical procedures for starches. (11th edition, 2006)
Corn
Oil Our fifth edition of Corn Oil describes the general corn refining process and specifically corn oil manufacturing. This informative booklet also provides information on nutritional properties, composition and uses of corn oil. (5th edition, 2006)
Corn Wet Milled Feed Products This booklet has been updated with numerous new references to feeding studies. It discusses the manufacturing, properties, uses and analysis of corn gluten feed, corn gluten meal and other feed ingredients from the corn wet milling process. (4th edition, 2006)
2006 Corn Annual. Corn - Part of a Sustainable Environment, reviews the many ways that refined corn products can reduce our reliance on synthetic chemicals, petroleum-based products and fuels. Also outlined are sustainable practices that corn farmers employ to produce more corn, while reducing their environmental footprint.
2005 Corn Annual. Corn — Part of Our Daily Lives, explores the important role of corn in our economy, in everyday consumer products, in products that keep us healthy and as a dependable energy resource. The Corn Annual is the most comprehensive handbook of facts, figures and articles about corn and the corn refining industry.
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2004 Corn Annual. Corn — Part of a Healthy Diet, covers the many ways that corn-based ingredients, including corn starch, glucose syrups, high fructose corn syrup, corn oil and other organic and amino acids, are contributing to great-tasting food and beverage choices, some with enhanced nutrition and reduced calories and fat.
2003 Corn Annual. Food Safety in the United States, highlights the cooperation between corn refiners, food manufacturers and the government to enhance the safety of the U.S. food supply and looks at how the food industry approaches food security as the nation's awareness of potential terrorist threats has increased.
2002 Corn Annual. The Future of Wet Milling, features articles on advances in wet milling technology including an enzymatic milling process, membrane applications and centrifuge technology. Identity preservation and the future of the grain handling system as well as new product developments are also covered.
2001 Corn Annual.
This edition of the Corn Annual focuses on industrial applications
of refined corn products. Articles include a review of industrial uses of corn starch, industrial markets for corn starch and corn-derived chemicals, advances in enzyme technology as well as product reviews of polylactic acid and 3GT.
Analytical Methods of the Member Companies. A compilation of analytical
procedures for determining properties of corn and corn wet milled products. (May 2006)
Microbiological Methods of the Member Companies. A compilation of analytical
procedures for determining microbial content of corn wet milled products. (May 2007)
Ensuring
Integrity in the Corn Wet Milling Process
In the
wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the ensuing
anthrax scare, many consumers have sought reassurance that
the nation's food supply remains safe. For members of the
Corn Refiners Association ensuring the safety of
corn wet milled products has always been an integral part
of our success as one of the most productive, best characterized
and well understood industrial food processes in the world.
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Food
Safety Information Papers The Food Safety Information
Papers provide background information and general industry
control/management measures regarding allergens, chemical
residues, foreign matter, mycotoxins, pathogens, pesticides
and transportation.
Refractive Index-Dry Substance (RI-DS)
Program
The RI-DS Program is an Excel-based program, which allows generation of tables relating
dry substance and refractive index for corn syrups, high
fructose corn syrups and blends of these products with sucrose.
CRA Sweetener Terminal and Wash Guidelines
The CRA Sweetener Terminal and Wash Guidelines were developed to provide general guidelines to manufactures, suppliers, and terminals of sweetener products. This manual has been prepared in order to provide best practices and minimum quality guidelines for the handling, storage, transporting, receiving, testing, and system maintenance of sweeteners.
CRA
Print Publications
To request any of the publications listed below, please call (202) 331-1634 or fax your name, company, address, email, phone number, and the number of copies you are requesting to (202) 331-2054..
CRA Analytical and Microbiological Methods CD.
This convenient, fully searchable CD contains both Analytical
Methods and Microbiological Methods. (1999) - $100.00
(Multiple user license agreements are available. For more information, please call (202) 331-1634 or send a fax to (202) 331-2054.
Note: Current Analytical Methods are available online.
Critical Data Tables. Physical data on corn syrups,
corn sugars, dextrose and sucrose, starch and dextrin,
vegetable oils and feed and grain (1991) - $20.00
Publications
list updated on February 20, 2008.
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