21 CFR § 184.1262 - Corn silk and corn silk extract.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s184.1262"
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title: "21 CFR § 184.1262 - Corn silk and corn silk extract."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "184.1262"
section_name: "Corn silk and corn silk extract."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "184"
part_name: "DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14653, Mar 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "184"
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# 184.1262 Corn silk and corn silk extract.

(a) Corn silk is the fresh styles and stigmas of *Zea mays* L. collected when the corn is in milk. The filaments are extracted with dilute ethanol to produce corn silk extract. The extract may be concentrated at a temperature not exceeding 60 °C.

(b) The ingredient must be of a purity suitable for its intended use.

(c) In accordance with § 184.1(b)(2), the ingredients are used in food only within the following specific limitations:

| Category of food | Maximum level of use in food (as served) | Functional use |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Baked goods and baking mixes, § 170.3(n)(1) of this chapter | 30 | Flavoring agent, § 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter. |
| Nonalcoholic beverages, § 170.3(n)(3) of this chapter | 20 | Do. |
| Frozen dairy desserts, § 170.3(n)(20) of this chapter | 10 | Do. |
| Soft candy, § 170.3(n)(38) of this chapter | 20 | Do. |
| All other food categories | 4 | Do. |
| Parts per million. |  |  |

(d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section do not exist or have been waived.

[47 FR 29953, July 9, 1982, as amended at 73 FR 8607, Feb. 14, 2008]