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DDGSとは何か？

可溶分を含むジスチラーズ・ドライ・グレイン（DDGS）は、栄養価が高く生産コストが低いため、 飼料産業で広く利用されている代替飼料原料である。トウモロコシから乾式粉砕エタノールを生産する際の重要な副産物である。トウモロコシ1ブッシェル当たり、乾式粉砕エタノール抽出により～10.22 Lのエタノールと8.16 kgのDDGSが得られる。

DDGSを家畜飼料に配合すると、高タンパク質の飼料となる。DDGSはカルシウム、リン、硫黄の良い供給源でもあり、牛、乳牛、豚、および一部の家禽の飼料として最も一般的である。DDGSは飼料中のトウモロコシ粒とほぼ1対1で代替される。

DDGS産業は活況を呈している。

米国穀物協会によると、全国的なエタノール生産の高水準により、2009年の500万トンと比較して、2020/21年には69カ国に1,100万トンのDDGSが輸出される。最大の買い手はメキシコで、輸出市場の18％以上を占めている。ベトナム、韓国、トルコ、インドネシアがその他の上位輸入国である。

未来も明るそうだ。大手市場調査機関であるData Bridgeは、有機DDGSの需要が2020年から2027年の予測期間中に7.00％の割合で成長し、2029年までに209.5億米ドルに達すると予測している。

色は製品の品質、安全性、コストに影響するため、一貫性が重要であり、国際的なカラースタンダードの必要性が確立されています。認証色標準は、マスター電子標準と視覚的参照を組み合わせた電子写真反射率データで構成され、材料間で一貫した色を保証します。

国際色彩規格

参考のためにいくつかの色標準図がある：

• RGB:赤、緑、青 (RGB) のカラー標準は、LCD スクリーン、CRT モニター、およびプラズマ・ディスプレイのカラー表示です。
• CMYK:シアン、マゼンタ、イエロー、キー(CMYK)のカラー標準は、RGB標準では黒を作成できないため、印刷に使用されます。
• Pantone:Pantoneカラースタンダードは鮮やかなソリッドカラーで、必要に応じてRGBやCMYKに変換することができます。
• USDA：USDAの色彩基準は、農業の専門家が農産物をいつ収穫し、どのように等級付けすべきかを決めるのに役立つ。食品加工業者もまた、食品加工や包装にこれらの基準を使用しています。

Color spectrophotometers are used to measure sample color and their specific applications span across all industries ⁠— from food to chemicals to plastics. With so many diversified fields, it’s vital that you secure the instrument that delivers the most value for your individualized needs.

A reliable spectrophotometer should have various capabilities and features to produce the most accurate results, no matter the industry. When choosing a color measurement solution for your field, keep the following characteristics in mind to secure a spectrophotometer that’s right for you.

Features for Every Industry

Spectrophotometers are versatile instruments used to measure samples of all types across the following industries:

• Agriculture.
• Coffee roasting.
• Plastics.
• Pharmaceuticals.
• Cosmetics.
• Biomedical optics.
• Processed foods.
• Forensics.
• Food additives.
• Chemical analysis.
• Water analysis.
• Paints and coatings.
• Tea fingerprinting.
• Power building products.

Since color influences product quality, safety and costs, consistency is important, establishing the need for international color standards. Certified color standards are composed of electrophotographic reflectance data that combines a master electronic standard and visual reference to ensure consistent colors across materials.

International Color Standards

There are several color standard charts for reference:

• RGB: The red, green, blue (RGB) color standard is the color display for LCD screens, CRT monitors and plasma displays.
• CMYK: The cyan, magenta, yellow, key (CMYK) color standards are used for printing since the RGB standard cannot create black.
• Pantone: Pantone color standards are vibrant, solid colors that can be converted to RGB or CMYK when necessary.
• USDA: USDA color standards help agriculture professionals decide when produce should be picked and how it should be graded. Food processors also use these standards for food processing and packaging.

Color spectrophotometers are used to measure sample color and their specific applications span across all industries ⁠— from food to chemicals to plastics. With so many diversified fields, it’s vital that you secure the instrument that delivers the most value for your individualized needs.

A reliable spectrophotometer should have various capabilities and features to produce the most accurate results, no matter the industry. When choosing a color measurement solution for your field, keep the following characteristics in mind to secure a spectrophotometer that’s right for you.

Features for Every Industry

Spectrophotometers are versatile instruments used to measure samples of all types across the following industries:

• Agriculture.
• Coffee roasting.
• Plastics.
• Pharmaceuticals.
• Cosmetics.
• Biomedical optics.
• Processed foods.
• Forensics.
• Food additives.
• Chemical analysis.
• Water analysis.
• Paints and coatings.
• Tea fingerprinting.
• Power building products.

What is DDGS?

Distillers dry grains with solubles (DDGS) is a feed ingredient substitute widely used for its high nutritional content and low production cost in the feed industry. It is a significant co-product of dry-milled ethanol production from corn. For every bushel of corn, dry-grind ethanol extraction yields ~10.22 L of ethanol and 8.16 kg DDGS.

When blended into the animal feed, DDGS provides a high-protein meal. It is also a good source of calcium, phosphorus, and sulfur and most commonly feeds cattle, dairy cows, swine, and some poultry. DDGS substitute roughly 1-to-1 for corn grain in feed rations.

The DDGS industry is booming.

According to the US Grains Council, high ethanol production across the country has led to the export of 11 million tons of DDGS to 69 countries in 2020/21 when compared to 5 million tons in 2009. Mexico is the biggest buyer, with over 18 percent of the export market. Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, and Indonesia are the other top importers.

The future looks bright too. Data Bridge, a leading market research organization, projected the demand for organic DDGS to grow at a rate of 7.00% in the 2020 to 2027 forecast period and expected to reach USD 20.95 billion by 2029.