Fermentation Nutrients and Services

Whether your fermentation requires sugars, starches, corn syrups, or complex nitrogen sources, ADM provides a breadth of plant-derived ingredients and fermentation services to support your biomanufacturing needs.

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ADM’s Portfolio of Feedstock and Fermentation Nutrients

We offer a variety of feedstock and raw materials tailored to your upstream and downstream requirements. Explore the applications and key properties of ADM’s fermentation media ingredients.

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Carbons (North America)
Carbons (North America)

ADM carbon feedstocks, including syrups, starches, glycerin, oils, dextrose, and maltodextrins, are designed to meet quality and grade requirements.

 

Product Category Key Product Properties Dry Solids
Liquid Glucose Syrups 94.0% (Min.), 97.5% (Min.) Dextrose Equivalent 70.5% (Min.) DS
Dextrose Monohydrate 99.5% (Min.) Dextrose 9.0% (Max.) Moisture
High Fructose Corn Syrups 42.0%, 55% (Min.) Fructose 70.5%-71.5% DS
Heavy Corn Syrup 23.0%-28.0% Dextrose Equivalent
5.0% (Avg.) Dextrose
8.0% (Avg.) Maltose
77.5%-78.5% DS
Baumé Medium Maltose Corn Syrup 42.0%-47.0% Dextrose Equivalent
10.0% (Max.) Dextrose
43.0%-49.0% Maltose
78.0%-84.0% DS
Maltodextrin 9.0%-13.0%, 16.5%-19.5% Dextrose Equivalent 5.0% (Max.) Moisture
Corn Starch (Unmodified) White Powder Starch 9.0%-13.0% Moisture
Native Food Grade Corn Starch (Unmodified) White Powder Starch 9.0%-13.0% Moisture
Wheat Starch White Powder Starch 10.0%-13.0% Moisture
Pea Starch 65% Starch (Dry Basis) 12% (Max.) Moisture
USP-NF Glycerin 99.7% Glycerin 0.3% (Max.) Moisture
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Carbons (Europe)
Carbons (Europe)

ADM carbon feedstocks, including syrups, starches, glycerin, oils, dextrose, and maltodextrins, are designed to meet quality and grade requirements.

 

Product Category Key Product Properties Dry Solids
Liquid Glucose Syrup 95DE 96% (Avg.) Dextrose 69.5% (Min.) DS & above*
*Various options
Liquid Glucose 99DE 99% (Avg.) Dextrose 72% (Min.) DS
Dextrose Monohydrate (Industrial & Pharma Grade) 99.5% (Min.) Dextrose 9% (Max.) Moisture
High Fructose Corn Syrups 42%, 55%, and 90% (Min.) Fructose 70.5% (Min.) DS & above*
*Various options
High Maltose Syrup 70% (Min.) Maltose 70% (Min.) DS & above*
*Various options
Native Food Corn Starch White Powder Starch 14% (Max.) Moisture
Maltodextrin 19% Dextrose Equivalent 66% (Min.) DS & above*
*Various options
Refined Glycerin 99.5% (Min.) Glycerol 0.5% (Max.) Moisture
Crude Glycerin 80% (Min.) Glycerol 15% (Max.) Moisture
Industrial Oils
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Nitrogens (North America and Europe)
Nitrogens (North America and Europe)

Alongside our carbon source portfolio, ADM provides corn steep water, cotton, soy, pea, and wheat-based nutrients that enhance fermentation performance.

 

Product Category Key Product Properties
Protein
(% Dry Basis)
Moisture
(%)
Corn Steep Water 26.1%-4.9% 53.0%
Cotton Seed Flours 55.0% (Min.),
58.0%(Min.)
4.0% (Max.),
3.0% (Max.)
Soy Flours 53.0% (Min.) 9.0% (Max.)
Isolated Soy Proteins 90.0% (Min.) 6.0% (Max.)
Vital Wheat Gluten 82.0% (Min.) 5.5%-8.0%
Pea Proteins 80.0% (Min.) 6.0% (Max.)

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Other Plant-Based Feedstocks (North America)
Other Plant-Based Feedstocks (North America)

ADM provides fibrous feedstocks that can find applications within industrial-grade renewable chemicals and bio-based products. Please note that the supply for these feedstocks may vary with season; contact us for more information.

 

Product Category
Corn Protein Feed Pellets, Other Corn Protein Products
Soy Hulls, Soy Pods
Cotton Seed Hulls, Tailings, Linters
Wheat Middlings
Peanut Hulls
Distillers Grains
Processing Aids and pH Buffers

ADM provides a variety of processing aids and buffers for the fermentation process, including cryoprotectants and acidulants.

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Cryoprotectants and Stabilizers (North America)
Cryoprotectants and Stabilizers (North America)

We offer an assortment of plant-based products that serve as cryoprotectant agents and stabilizers in freeze-drying processes or for low-temperature storage.

 

Product Category
Sorbitol Solutions 70% and 80%
Non-Crystalizing Sorbitol Solution
Maltitol Syrup
Mannitol
Maltodextrins (Liquid, Dry, and Agglomerated)
Glycerol Food Grade – 99.5%
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pH Buffers
pH Buffers

Explore ADM’s range of acidulants that are designed to help stabilize pH fermentation, boasting exceptional stability and buffering capabilities.

 

Product Category
Citric Acid Anhydrous (Granular/Fine Granular/Powder)
Sodium Citrate Dihydrate (Granular/Fine Granular/Powder)
Sodium Citrate Anhydrous (Granular/Powder)
Potassium Citrate (Granular)
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Fermentation Services
Fermentation Services

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