Chapter 48
AAFCO 2024 Chapter 6 Ingredient Definitions - Chapter 48
Total ingredients in this chapter: 36
Chapter Overview
AAFCO Official Publication Chapter 6 contains ingredient definitions for animal feed and pet food. Chapter 48 covers 36 specific ingredients.
Ingredient List
48.20 48.20
Corn Plant, Dehydrated 84.2 Soybean Hay, Ground 60. Dehydrated Silage (Ensilage Pellets)
48.24 48.24
Condensed Fermented Corn 42.10 Grain Sorghum Mill Feed Extractives 12.3 Pearl Barley By-Product 48.2 Corn Bran 71.21 Peanut Skins 48.8 Corn Flour 75.3, 75.7 Rice Bran 48.22, Corn Germ Meal 75.1 Rice Polishings 48.23 78.2 Rye Middlings
48.13 48.13
Corn Gluten Feed 42.8 Sorghum Grain Flour, Gelatinized
48.14 48.14
Corn Gluten Meal 42.9 Sorghum Grain Flour, Partially Aspirated 48.7 Corn Grits 93.1 Wheat Bran 27.5 _____ Distillers Dried Grains 93.2 Wheat Flour 27.6 _____ Distillers Dried Grains 93.6 Wheat Shorts With Solubles 27.4 _____ Distillers Dried Solubles 93.3 Wheat Germ Meal a _____ Flour 93.8 Wheat Germ Meal, Defatted 42.4 Grain Sorghum Germ Cake 93.5 Wheat Middlings 42.4 Grain Sorghum Germ Meal 93.4 Wheat Mill Run 42.7 Grain Sorghum Grits 93.7 Wheat Red Dog
48.1 Corn Cob Fractions
is obtained by the mechanical separation of one or more fractions of corn cobs. For identification purposes the name of the fraction must
48.2 Corn Bran
is the outer coating of the corn kernel, with little or none of the starchy part of germ. (Published 1931)
48.3 Corn Feed Meal
is the fine siftings obtained from screened cracked corn, with or without its aspiration products added. (Published 1941)
48.4 Ground Corn
is the entire corn kernel ground or chopped. It must contain not more than 4% foreign material. May also appear in the ingredient list of a mixed feed as Corn Meal or Corn Chop. (Published 1931)
48.5 Cracked Corn
is the entire corn kernel ground or chopped. It must contain not more than 4% foreign material. (Published 1931)
48.6 Screened Cracked Corn
is the coarse portion of cracked corn from which most of the fine particles have been removed and may be fine, medium, or coarse. It must contain not more than 4% foreign material. (Published 1941)
48.7 Corn Grits
is the medium sized hard flinty portions of ground corn containing little or none of the bran or germ. May also appear in the ingredient list of a mixed feed as Hominy Grits. (Published 1941)
48.8 Corn Flour
is the fine sized hard flinty portions of ground corn containing little or none of the bran or germ. (Published 1941, Amended 1960)
48.9 Ground Ear Corn
is the entire ear of corn ground, without husks, with no greater portion of cob than occurs in the ear corn in its natural state. May also appear in the ingredient list of a mixed feed as Corn and Cob Meal or Ear Corn Chop. (Published prior to 1928, Amended 1956)
48.10 Ground Ear Corn with Husks
is the entire ear of corn with husks ground or chopped, with not greater proportion of cob than occurs in the ear corn in its natural state. May also appear in the ingredient list of a mixed feed as Corn and Cob Meal with Husks, or Ear Corn Chop with Husks. (Adopted prior to 1928, Amended 1956)
48.11 Flaked Corn
is obtained by running cracked corn which has been aspirated and properly tempered, over smooth flaking rolls and subsequently dried and cooled. (Published 1946)
48.12 Toasted Corn Flakes
is obtained by running cracked