# Soybean meal 44%

> Soybean meal 44% typical nutrient profile (as fed, 89% DM): 44% crude protein, 1.5% fat, 2.35 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 2.75% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes and live price per nutrient.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-meal-44
- Family: Oilseed meals & plant proteins
- Basis: as fed (typical values, not lab results). Source: Feedsoft Formulation reference library (NRC, Rostagno, INRA-CIRAD-AFZ, Feedipedia typical values)
- Market price: https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md (Priced off the soybean meal benchmark; 44% meal usually trades at a discount)

## Composition

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dry matter | 89 | % |
| Ash | 6 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 2.35 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 3.25 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 2 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 3 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 1.82 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 1.97 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 1.34 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 81 | % |
| DE fish | 3.05 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 2.95 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 44 | % |
| Lysine | 2.75 | % |
| Methionine | 0.62 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 1.24 | % |
| Threonine | 1.72 | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.6 | % |
| Arginine | 3.2 | % |
| Valine | 2.1 | % |
| Isoleucine | 2 | % |
| Histidine | 1.18 | % |
| SID lysine | 2.45 | % |
| SID methionine | 0.56 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 1.08 | % |
| SID threonine | 1.48 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.53 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 28.6 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 15.4 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 0.29 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.62 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.2 | % |
| Sodium | 0.02 | % |
| Chloride | 0.05 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.27 | % |
| Potassium | 2 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.4 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.12 | ppm |
| Copper | 15 | ppm |
| Zinc | 52 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 7 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 13.5 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 9 | % |

## Fat

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ether extract (fat) | 1.5 | % |
| Linoleic acid | 0.7 | % |

## Closest substitutes (by composition)

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