Soybean meal pellets are produced from ground soybean expeller or
extraction meal by adding a suitable binder (e.g. 1 - 3% of
molasses, fat or colloidal clays) and then pressing the composition
under high pressure in pelletizing machines or extruders to form
cylindrically shaped pellets. From a transportation standpoint,
pellets generally have the same characteristics as the original
plant residues, in particular in terms of the product's oil and
water content. A distinction is drawn between expeller pellets and
extraction meal pellets depending on their origin.
