Soybean meal is made by processing soybeans through a series of steps that includes:
Cleaning and dehulling: The soybeans are cleaned and their hulls are removed.
Cracking: The soybeans are cracked into smaller pieces.
Heating: The soybeans are heated or steamed.
Flaking: The soybeans are flaked to break open the oil cells.
Extracting: The oil is extracted from the flakes using solvents like hexane.
Drying and toasting: The extracted flakes are dried and toasted.
Grinding: The flakes are ground into meal