Soybean meal

Soybean meal (CAS 68308-36-1), also marketed as soy flour, is the protein-rich co-product recovered after oil extraction from soybeans.

Where is Soybean meal used?

• Animal feed: primary protein and amino acid source
• Livestock and aquaculture feed: dominant plant-based protein ingredient
• Poultry, swine and fish diets: essential amino acid profile for growth performance
• Baked goods, meat analogues and extruded snacks: protein boost and texture improvement
• Pet food: cost-effective protein matrix complementing animal-derived ingredients
• Specialty food: functional binder and protein fortifier in high-protein nutritional products and infant formula blends
• It is supplied in bulk powder and pellet form, with solvent-extracted and expeller-pressed variants.

Good to know: Food-grade and feed-grade specifications exist, with protein content typically declared at 44% or 48% crude protein for feed applications. Defatted soy flour for food use comes in full-fat, low-fat and defatted forms, toasted or non-toasted depending on enzyme activity requirements.

Commercial specifications

• Protein content typically 44% or 48% crude protein for feed applications
• Solvent-extracted and expeller-pressed variants
• Bulk powder and pellet form