{"id":12152,"date":"2018-10-11T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/?p=12152"},"modified":"2019-07-12T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:09:57","slug":"less-moisture-in-ingredients-is-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instapro.spinuhost.com\/en\/blog\/nutritionandtechnologies\/less-moisture-in-ingredients-is-a-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Moisture in Ingredients is a Good Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I was recently discussing ingredient characteristics at a conference, and how high shear dry extruded ingredients, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2017\/05\/04\/using-dry-extruded-whole-soybeans-extruded-full-fat-in-formulations\/\">dry extruded full-fat soy <\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2017\/05\/18\/properly-processed-express-soy-meal-maintains-high-digestibility-greater-metabolizable-energy\/\">dry extruded\/pressed (ExPress\u00ae) soy meals<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">, have lower moisture than several other ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Almost as if by instinct, someone replied that we all know ingredients need to have 11-12% moisture.\u00a0 But, with more moisture, what happens to nutrient levels?\u00a0 Is this the right way to think about ingredients?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s instructive to look at how this works with raw grains and oilseeds.\u00a0 You can read about it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaex.edu\/publications\/pdf\/FSA-1078.pdf\">here<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.\u00a0 Grain buyers use a base moisture content, specific for each grain, to determine what adjustments need to be made.\u00a0 Farmers who deliver grain with moisture contents above the base end up having their delivery amounts adjusted to account for this excess moisture.\u00a0 This is because, practically, the buyers have to dry the grain for storage, or blend two or more lots together to lower the moisture content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, if grains are delivered with moisture contents below the base, no adjustment is made (i.e., farmers are not paid more for delivering less water).\u00a0 What this means to the grain farmer is that delivery of grains over the base moisture content will result in them getting paid more than delivery of grains under the base moisture content (as long as everything else is equal).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is true, even though materials that are too wet will degrade quicker, and could be tougher to convey.\u00a0 And, from an end-user perspective when formulating diets, more moisture takes up space that could have been occupied by nutrients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Therefore, ingredients with less moisture need to be valued differently.\u00a0 I\u2019ve written about this on the Insta-Pro blog before, using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2014\/07\/24\/corn-is-not-a-commodity\/\">corn as an example<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It makes sense that a more nutrient-dense ingredient would have many benefits.\u00a0 Animals have limited capacities to consume feed each day, especially juvenile animals that require higher levels of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2018\/07\/26\/super-pre-starters-clean-soy-concept-and-some-basic-math\/\">digestible nutrients to get off to a good start<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.\u00a0 Also, if a single ingredient takes up less space in the formulation, the nutritionist has more flexibility to meet performance and economic goals of the feeding program.\u00a0 Finally, when shipping ingredients, it\u2019s important to think about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2014\/10\/30\/how-much-quality-nutrition-are-you-paying-to-ship\/\">amounts of usable energy and protein<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> that are actually in each load.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, think about moisture contents in ingredients the right way.\u00a0 It may be time to consider direct sales to a processor that would value lower moisture.\u00a0 At Insta-Pro, we help our processors turn raw materials into feed and food ingredients and employ nutritionists and market professionals who can help use these end products in the best possible ways \u2013 please reach out to us for guidance.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently discussing ingredient characteristics at a conference, and how high shear dry extruded ingredients, such as dry extruded full-fat soy and dry extruded\/pressed (ExPress\u00ae) soy meals , have lower moisture than several other ingredients. 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