Patent ID: 8919569
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: A23B,A23L,A23V,B03B,B03D

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing aflatoxin levels in corn, the method comprising: providing a batch of corn comprising aflatoxin-contaminated corn and uncontaminated corn, the batch of corn having an initial aflatoxin level; combining the batch of corn with a liquid in a tank, the liquid having a volume sufficient to cover the batch of corn; allowing the aflatoxin-contaminated corn to float on the liquid and the uncontaminated corn to sink in the liquid forming a corn bed; and removing the floating aflatoxin-contaminated corn from the tank, wherein the corn bed has an aflatoxin level that is as much as 80% or more less than the initial aflatoxin level, and wherein the removed aflatoxin-contaminated corn is no more than 15% of the batch of corn.