Quality Control Solutions for Soybeans and its Many Uses

Soybeans are a versatile and vital commodity that offer many applications in food and feed production while being a great source of protein for humans and animals. From collecting insights on soil properties, obtaining objective data on important compositional constituents for soybean processing, to measuring quality of soybean flours for use in baked products, KPM provides end-to-end analysis solutions covering the full soybean production process.

Moisture and Compositional Analysis

Moisture and Compositional Analysis

Protein, along with other parameters, are a payment criterion for ingredients suppliers who supply soybeans to producers who process soybeans into meals used in animal feeds and foods, as well as other byproducts. Accurate measurement of these critical constituents can help producers ensure they aren't paying too much for a lower-quality delivery. NIR technologies offer producers and quality labs a fast and efficient solution to collect values on important compositional parameters.

What's Analyzed

What's Analyzed

Parameter Why It's Analyzed When It's Measured
Moisture Excessive moisture can lead to spoilage.  Assessing incoming ingredients
Grab samples of outgoing product
Protein Soybeans are a good source of protein, which makes this parameter an important measurement for food products. Assessing incoming ingredients
Fat Soybean is a source of good dietary fat. Assessing incoming ingredients
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Functional and Rheological Analysis

Functional and Rheological Analysis

Soybean flour is a popular gluten-free option that is used in a variety of baked goods such as bread, muffins, cookies, and others. Because it has a higher fat content than other whole grains, understanding how soybean flour will behave in your process is essential to producing a consistent, high-quality product.

Product Parameters Measured When It's Measured
Soybean Flour Starch damage
Water absorption
Incoming ingredients
Lab
Dough Quality of damaged starch
Viscosity
Elasticity
Extensibility
Consistency
Lab
At-Line
Bread, Biscuits, Pizza Dough, Buns
Primary Criteria for Quality Process Stage Benefit of Analysis
Starch Damage Incoming Ingredients
Lab
Anticipate functional properties of dough (consistency, stickiness, proofing time)
Anticipate final product appearance (color, volume, stalling)
Water Absorption Incoming Ingredients
Lab
Manage batch-to-batch product variation
Control production costs
Starch Retrogradation Incoming Ingredients
Lab
Improved insights on gluten-free product shelf life
KPM Products

Functional and Rheological Solutions from KPM

Mixolab 2 - Dough Analysis

Mixolab 2 - Dough Analysis

SDmatic 2 - Starch Damage

SDmatic 2 - Starch Damage

Product Types

Measurement Capability

Defects Detection Capability

KPM Products

Vision Products

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Soil Nutrient Analysis

Like most garden beans and legumes, soybeans grow best in nutrient-rich soils in areas with a lot of sunlight and warmth, but also plenty of moisture. Several other soil parameters are also necessary for an ideal harvest, which are applied via fertilizer if not readily available in the soil. With rising fertilizer prices, the need for soil analysis technologies provides a simple and accurate way to help growers from unnecessarily spending too much on fertilizer.

Analytes Measured

Parameter Why Analyzed
Nitrogen-Based Nutrients (Ammonia, Urea, TKN, Nitrate, Nitrite) Nitrogen is the most important soil nutrient for maximizing soybean yield. Urea and TKN content also have a role in animal feed quality.
Phosphorus-Based Nutrients (TP, o-Phosphate, Phosphate) Phosphorus is applied to the soil via fertilizer throughout the growing season. 
Potassium Potassium may need to be added via fertilizer at different stages of the growing season to help soybean plants ward off crop disease. 
Other Compounds in Crop Production Sulfur, boron, iron, magnesium, zinc, and other minerals all have a role in soybean crop production.
KPM Products

Solutions from KPM for Analysis of Soil Extracts

FUTURA Continuous Flow Analyzer

FUTURA Continuous Flow Analyzer

SmartChem® Wet Chemistry Analyzer Series

SmartChem® Wet Chemistry Analyzer Series

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