{"topic_id":"AAFCO_Ch6_ground_yellow_corn","category":"aafco","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"AAFCO_Ch6_ground_yellow_corn\"\ncategory: \"aafco\"\ntitle: \"AAFCO Ch6 ground yellow corn\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF\"\n  title: \"AAFCO Ch6 ground yellow corn\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-21\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official source\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:std-body\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\nAAFCO Ch6 definition 48.4 Ground Corn is the entire corn kernel ground or chopped; it must contain not more than 4% foreign material, and it may also appear in the ingredient list of a mixed feed as Corn Meal or Corn Chop (Published 1931). Note: the official AAFCO name is \"Ground Corn\" — Chapter Six has no separate \"Ground Yellow Corn\" definition; where a color-designated name is used, the product must correspond to it under the general naming rules. The AAFCO definition sets no compositional specifications (starch, protein, fat, fiber or linoleic-acid figures are literature/supplier values, not definition criteria). Ground corn provides readily digestible carbohydrate energy and linoleic acid (omega-6) via its corn oil fraction; corn protein is relatively low in lysine and tryptophan, so corn-forward formulas typically need complementary protein sources. Corn is not a common allergen for dogs — true corn allergy is rare among confirmed food-allergy cases. Corn gluten meal (48.14) is a distinct wet-milling protein fraction of corn, not to be confused with ground corn.\n","sources":["AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF — AAFCO Ch6 ground yellow corn (retrieved 2026-07-21)"],"source":{"authority":"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF","title":"AAFCO Ch6 ground yellow corn","url":"https://www.aafco.org/","retrieved":"2026-07-21","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","verification_file":""},"source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","source_file":"","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":167,"generated_at":"2026-07-16","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}