Abstract
Even though it is well established that both underheated and overheated meals are of inferior nutritive value, comparatively little is known of the fundamental nature of the changes brought about in the protein and how these correlate with the processing conditions during toasting. In the present study we examined the interrelation of several factors in the commercial desolventizing-toasting process for toasting soybean meal and determined how these relate to protein quality of the meal. A total of 48 test runs were made in the pilot plant from two cultivars of soybeans (one high and one low in protein) that were dehulled, flaked, and defatted in a continuous extractor using hexane. The solvent-wet flakes were desolventized and toasted under a variety of conditions. In a simulation of commercial operation, independent variables such as moisture, temperature and time of toasting were mathematically converted to equations for computer fitting of the data, which were used to predict several dependent measurements. Quality of the meal was improved by increasing heating time, jacket steam pressure and moisture content. Moisture level in the toasting operation was directly affected by the hexane level in the feed material to the toaster.
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Mustakas, G.C., Moulton, K.J., Baker, E.C. et al. Critical processing factors in desolventizing-toasting soybean meal for feed. J Am Oil Chem Soc 58, 300–305 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02582363
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