SOYBEAN
RAW MATERIALS
Definition
AUTHORIZED AND RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF MYCOTOXINS
The cultivars comprise approximately 8% hull, 90% cotyledons and 2% hypocotyl or
Soy or soybean (Glycine max) is a species of the family Fabaceae, or family of legumes. It is cultivated for its seeds, medium oil content (being an oleaginous plant) and high protein content. Soybeans and their byproducts (soybean oil and flour) are used in human food, livestock
germ axes. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS The optimum temperatures for soybean growth are between 20 and 30ºC, while the most ideal for their growth. Vegetative growth of
Aflatoxins
soybeans is small or
multiple uses.
Ocratoxins
almost non-existent when temperatures are close to or below 10ºC. Their growth stops at temperatures below 4ºC, although soybeans plants can withstand temperatures between -2 to -4ºC without dying.
Soy is a food very rich in protein.
Temperatures higher than
It is composed of 40% protein and
40ºC cause an undesired
20% oil.
effect on the growth rate, causing damage to flowering.
The rest of its content is composed of 35% carbohydrates and about 5%
Exclusively for AFB1, with a maximum of 20 ppb in any raw material for animal feed.
temperatures near 30ºC are the
all over the world due to its
and poultry. It is marketed
ash.
MYCOTOXINS FOUND MAINLY IN SOYBEAN/S
Type B Trichothecene Zearalenone