The production process for our pressed maize germ oil begins in the fields with the harvesting of the maize, which is primarily used to extract starch. During starch extraction, corn germ is a valuable by-product. These germs are the key to oil production, as they contain the majority of the oil in the maize grain. After mechanical extraction, the maize germ is first dried to increase the efficiency of oil extraction. The dried germ is then crushed and subjected to a conditioning process to achieve the ideal consistency.

In the next step, the maize germs are fed into an expeller press, where the oil is pressed out of the germs under high pressure. This process produces the crude maize germ oil and at the same time a protein-rich press cake is formed as an additional by-product, which is used in animal feed. The crude oil is filtered in the final phase of the process to remove natural residues. The end product is a high-quality pressed corn oil that can now be used for culinary or cosmetic purposes.