hominy feed

Hominy feed is a byproduct of the wet milling of corn grain, specifically the oil cake remaining after solvent extraction. This material is then ground and used as animal fodder.1

Hominy itself refers to corn kernels, whole or ground, that have had their hulls and germs removed through a process typically involving a caustic agent like lye or sodium hydroxide. Traditionally, this was done by boiling corn in wood-ash lye, and modern commercial methods use dilute sodium hydroxide. Hominy is often processed into grits, which are boiled and served as a breakfast dish, or used in brewing and wallpaper paste production. Corn, from which hominy is derived, is a widely distributed cereal grain originating in the Americas and is used for human food, livestock feed, biofuel, and industrial raw materials.21