Understanding Fat Sources in Dairy Nutrition
February 4, 2026
Proper feeding of fat and fat products to dairy cows is a common strategy to boost production; however, understanding the roles of various fat components is essential. Overfeeding…
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Using ExPress® Soy Oil as Main Energy Source in Broiler Diets
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With an average 4.7% inflation increase, protein prices across the board remain high. Just like consumers, feed manufacturers are also trying to counter the effects of inflation, causing…
Anti-Nutrient Reduction in Extruded Soy Increases Broiler Digestibility
January 14, 2026
Soybeans contain several antinutritional factors. Thermosensitive anti-nutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors, urease, lipoxygenase, and lectins, are found in several oilseed crops, but are at high levels in…
Top Blogs of 2025 – Real-Time Quality Control: The Standard for Soy Processing Plants
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Our most-read technical post of the year breaks down rapid testing strategies that help maintain processing consistency. Understand the pros and cons of colorimetric and NIR methods, and…
Additional Ingredient Processing via High-Shear Dry Extrusion and ExPress® Technology
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Rising input costs and record-low commodity prices have created economic challenges and an unprecedented new reality for farming. A recent economic analysis from the University of Arkansas showed…
How Moisture Affects Quality Ingredient Production
October 15, 2025
We are frequently asked about ingredient quality measurements and what can be done to improve them. Luckily, there’s a lot that can be done. The gold standard is…
Texturized Soy Protein from High-Shear Dry Extrusion Promotes High-Quality Plant-Based Proteins
August 13, 2025
Consumers today are seeking quality, protein-rich ingredients and buy with an emphasis on sustainably produced food. For nearly 30 years, Insta-Pro ExPress® technology has been utilized to process…
Processing Cottonseed Using High-Shear Dry Extrusion
July 16, 2025
Cottonseed presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities when extruded. With oil content ranging from 14% to 24% and highly variable moisture levels depending on harvest and…
Real-Time Quality Control: The Standard for Soy Processing Plants
May 7, 2025
Customers frequently ask us, “what rapid/real-time sample testing ensures consistent feed quality and nutritional precision for my high-shear dry extruded soymeal?” Along with answering which analyses correlate to…
Amino Acid Digestibility in Soy
August 28, 2024
Our dry extrusion was invented to process whole soybeans, and over the years, this process has been well-researched and fine-tuned for controlled and consistent results. The advantages of…
High-Shear Dry Extruding Soy: Improved Cysteine Digestibility
August 21, 2024
Amino acids that makeup proteins are critically important in any diet. Typically, in order to build proteins, all amino acids are needed. Commercial diet formulations often focus on levels…
Stabilized Rice Bran: An Economical & Nutritional Ingredient for Poultry
January 31, 2024
Rice is cultivated on every continent of the world except Antarctica. In total, there are more than 100 countries that produce rice. Before rice becomes shiny edible rice…
Reduce Anti-Nutrients with Extruded Soy for Increased Broiler Digestibility
August 23, 2023
Soybeans contain several antinutritional factors. Thermosensitive antinutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors, urease, lipoxygenase, and lectins, are found in several oilseed crops, but are at high levels in…
Animals Don’t Lie: The History of Swine Feeding Studies with High-shear Extruded Soy
June 7, 2023
Insta-Pro® International has been conducting nutrition-based research in the form of animal feeding trials since the high-shear dry extrusion (HSDE) technology was invented and patented in 1969. In…
Soy Protein Processing for Plant-Based Foods
April 19, 2023
Demand for quality plant-based proteins is being driven by consumers desire for more sustainable and nutritious food. According to a recent Bloomberg projection, plant-based proteins could make up…
Unique Benefits of Using ExPress® Soy Oil as Main Energy Source in Broiler Diets
March 22, 2023
Due to an average 6.4% inflation hike, protein prices are at an all time high. Just like consumers, feed manufacturers are also trying to counter the effects of…
Stabilized Rice Bran in Antibiotic-Free Diets
November 16, 2022
Consumers are basing their purchasing decisions on how the meat, milk, and eggs are raised. With more consumers and animal advocacy organizations pushing to reduce – or eliminate…
Stabilized Rice Bran: Innovative Ingredients Processed with High-Shear Dry Extrusion
November 2, 2022
High-shear dry extrusion has been used for decades to sterilize and stabilize various by-products and create value-added ingredients for both the feed and food industries. Rice bran is…
