SOYBEAN MEAL

Uses

Animal feeds, adhesives, medium for bacitracin production.

Definition

The crushed residue from the extraction of soybeans. Extraction by the hydraulic or expeller process produces normally a meal with 6% residual oils, while the solvent process yields meal with 1% residual oil. Typical analysis; crude protein 43%, crude fiber 5.5%, nitrogen-free extract 30%, ash 6%, oil content 1–6%. Total digestible nutrients about 75%.