Western Illinois University

Illinois Corn Marketing Board

Indiana Corn Marketing Board

NCERC tested


This project is funded by the Illinois Corn Marketing Board and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council.


Corn Co-Products

The National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), at Southern Illinois Univ. - Edwardsville, is measuring nutrient levels monthly from samples of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), corn gluten feed (CGF), and corn gluten meal (CGM) from participating ethanol plants.


This is a collaborative project of The Illinois Corn Growers Association, Western Illinois University, University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, and the NCERC working with the livestock industry to ensure an economical and nutritious ethanol co-product feed supply for producers.



Illinois River Energy, LLC Site Contact Information

Dale Jackson
Phone: 815-561-0650


Illinois River Energy, LLC Results – DDGS

Month Type Moisture % Crude Protein % Crude Fat % Crude Fiber %
December 2007DDGS10.0627.0910.036.15
January 2008DDGS9.6827.99.546.49
February 2008DDGS8.2828.810.727.36
March 2008DDGS7.5626.811.678.17
April 2008DDGS8.9729.3610.646.14
May 2008DDGS10.082911.335.82
June 2008DDGS10.6528.1911.736.17
July 2008DDGS9.8127.9411.35.95
August 2008DDGS10.9129.228.836.81
September 2008DDGS10.6430.7411.325.66
October 2008DDGS9.8126.2911.316.17
November 2008DDGS12.326.8910.578.06
December 2008DDGS10.1826.2611.386.67
January 2009DDGS10.2825.2310.848.03
February 2009DDGS8.3327.411.027.21
March 2009DDGS9.8426.0611.237.31
April 2009DDGS9.5925.5612.056.34
May 2009DDGS10.7226.4212.556.72
July 2009DDGS10.324.9310.887
August 2009DDGS11.7326.0511.16.4
September 2009DDGS10.9724.7411.6811.8
October 2009DDGS11.1126.0810.957
November 2009DDGS9.9227.1110.767.2
December 2009DDGS12.5623.7110.126.7
January 2010DDGS10.924.5810.716.7
February 2010DDGS11.825.0710.047.2
March 2010DDGS10.8825.7510.157
April 2010DDGS11.3922.510.687.4
May 2010DDGS9.125.6311.547.4

Illinois River DDGS bar graph of tabular data provided above

IllinoisRiver Results –DDGS

MonthTypeArginine %Histidine %Isoleucine %Leucine %Lysine %Methionine %Phenylalanine %Threonine %Valine %Total Phosphorus %
July 2009DDGS1.050.680.852.720.720.561.110.931.140.75
August 2009DDGS1.040.690.93.070.670.561.190.971.210.79
September 2009DDGS1.140.690.882.880.750.481.170.971.190.79
October 2009DDGS1.130.710.923.090.810.481.241.031.250.83
November 2009DDGS1.070.720.943.080.730.511.191.011.240.81
December 2009DDGS0.980.650.822.710.720.461.080.911.110.72
January 2010DDGS1.080.720.943.150.790.51.241.011.260.8
February 2010DDGS1.050.710.933.170.750.561.250.981.230.75
March 2010DDGS1.130.750.973.30.750.541.281.081.290.74
April 2010DDGS0.950.650.862.780.710.471.120.881.260.77
May 2010DDGS1.160.70.883.020.750.521.180.971.210.87

IllinoisRiver-amino- DDGS bar graph of tabular data provided above