California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 2 - Field Crops
Subchapter 2 - Commercial Feed
Article 14 - Definitions and Standards
Section 2798 - Soybean Products

(a) Ground Soybean is ground whole soybeans without cooking or removing any of the oil.

(b) Ground Soybean Hay is the ground soybean plant including the leaves and beans. It must be reasonably free of other crop plants and weeds and shall contain not more than 33.0 percent crude fiber.

(c) Soybean Hulls consist of the outer covering of the soybean. When used in a mixture, the maximum percentage shall be stated.

(d) Soybean Feed, Solvent Extracted, is the product remaining after the partial removal of protein and nitrogen free extract from dehulled solvent extracted soybean flakes. When used in a mixture, the maximum percentage shall be stated.

(e) Soy Flour is the finely powered material resulting from the screened and graded product remaining after removal of most of the oil from selected, sound, cleaned and dehulled soybeans by a mechanical or solvent extraction process. It shall contain not more than 4.0 percent crude fiber.

(f) Soybean Meal, Mechanically Extracted, is the product obtained by grinding the cake or chips which remain after removal of most of the oil from soybeans by a mechanical extraction process. Heat must be applied during the process. It shall contain not more than 7.0 percent crude fiber. It may contain calcium carbonate or an anti-caking agent not to exceed 0.5 percent to reduce caking and improve flowability. The name of the conditioning agent shall be shown as an added ingredient.

(g) Soybean Meal, Solvent Extracted, is the product obtained by grinding the flakes which remain after removal of most of the oil from soybeans by a solvent extraction process. It shall contain not more than 7.0 percent crude fiber. It may contain calcium carbonate or an anti-caking agent not to exceed 0.5 percent to reduce caking and improve flowability.

(h) Soybean Meal, Dehulled, Solvent Extracted, is obtained by grinding the flakes remaining after removal of most of the oil from dehulled soybeans by a solvent extraction process. It shall contain not more than 3.5 percent crude fiber. It may contain calcium carbonate or an anti-caking agent not to exceed 0.5 percent to reduce caking and improve flowability. The name of the conditioning agent must be shown as an added ingredient. When listed as an ingredient in a manufactured feed it may be identified as "Dehulled Soybean Meal."

(i) Soybean Mill Feed is composed of soybean hulls and the offal from the tail of the mill which results from the manufacture of soy grits or flour and contains not less than 13.0 percent crude protein and not more than 32.0 percent crude fiber. When used in a mixture, the maximum percentage shall be stated.

(j) Soybean Mill Run is composed of soybean hulls and such bean meats that adhere to the hulls which results from normal milling operations in the production of dehulled soybean meal and contains not less than 11.0 percent crude protein and not more than 35.0 percent crude fiber.

(k) Soy Phosphate or Soy Lecithin is the mixed phosphatide product obtained from soybean oil by a degumming process. It contains lecithin, cephalin, and inositol phosphatides, together with glycerides of soybean oil and traces of tocopherols, glucosides, and pigments. It shall be designated and sold according to conventional descriptive grades with respect to consistency and bleaching.

(l) Heat Processed Soybeans is the product resulting from heating whole soybeans without removing any of the component parts. It may be ground, pelleted, flaked, or powdered. The maximum pH rise using standard urease testing procedure should not exceed 0.10 pH units. It shall be sold according to its crude protein, crude fat and crude fiber content.

(m) Soy Protein Concentrate is prepared from high quality sound, clean, dehulled soybean seeds by removing most of the oil and water soluble non-protein constituents and contains not less than 65.0 percent protein on a moisture-free basis.

(n) Kibbled Soybean Meal is the product obtained by cooking ground solvent extracted soybean meal under pressure and extruding from an expeller or other mechanical pressure device. It shall be designated and sold according to its protein content and shall contain not more than 7.0 percent crude fiber.

(o) Condensed Soybean Solubles is the product resulting from the washing of Soy Flour or Soybean Flakes with water and acid; water, alkali and acid; or water and alcohol. The wash water is then concentrated to a solids content of not less than 50.0 percent.

(p) Soy Flour is the finely powdered material resulting from the screened and graded product after removal of most of the oil rom the oil from selected, sound, cleaned and dehulled soybeans by a mechanical or solvent extraction process. It shall contain not more than 4.0 percent crude fiber.