Storage Stability of Csm: Increasing Fat to 6% in Corn‐soy‐milk Blends

SUMMARY —CSM is a high‐protein food supplement for infants and preschool children; it consists of partially gelatinized corn meal, toasted soy flour and nonfat dry milk and is fortified with vitamins and minerals. The original CSM formulation contained only 2% fat. Storage stability characteristics were determined for CSM blends containing as much as 6% fat. The fat sources tested were corn germ, full‐fat soy flour, refined soybean oil, expeller crude corn oil and a combination of high‐fat corn meal with full‐fat soy flour. Tests for changes in flavor, free fatty acids, peroxide values and available lysine were made on blends stored at 120°F for 56 days, 100°F for 6 months and 77°F for 1 year. Higher fat content was associated with improved palatability. Flavor scores declined at about the same rate under all test conditions. In experimental blends containing crude corn oil, palatability varied with the particular sample tested. One sample of crude corn oil was satisfactory while another caused off‐flavors in the blends.