corn gluten
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- noun
- /kɔrn ˈɡluːtən/
- Specialized
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gluten de maíz
- Studies have shown that the primary ingredient in dog food should be meat-based protein, not corn meal, flour, or corn gluten meal.
- corn gluten meal
Examples
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Media reports from South Africa suggest a third pet food ingredient, corn gluten, used in that country also was contaminated with melamine.
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The researchers note that the use of high temperatures to dry corn gluten meal and corn gluten feed may eliminate any protein that survives the wet-milling process.
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The researchers note that the use of high temperatures to dry corn gluten meal and corn gluten feed may eliminate any protein that survives the wet-milling process.
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Hogan is looking at some other materials like corn gluten or residuals from the Quaker Oats factory that could further expand the facility in the future.
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Corn gluten meal is often added to animal feed to improve protein content.
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Farmers use corn gluten meal as a natural fertilizer to enrich the soil.
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Many pet food brands include corn gluten as a primary source of protein.
Surface Forms
Morphology
corn + gluten
The noun-noun compound is directly compositional: 'corn' identifies the source and 'gluten' names a protein, so a learner who knows both words can infer 'a protein from corn.' While 'gluten' is commonly associated with wheat, the pattern 'X + gluten' follows normal English compounding and is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Corn gluten names the protein left in corn after the starchy part is removed. Gluten here means a sticky plant protein, so the term refers to the 'protein substance' used in food and animal feed.