Oil Pressing 101
October 19, 2022
Edible oils obtained from oilseeds such as soybeans and canola are used during the frying foods, and as ingredients in the preparation of pastries and condiments. Edible oils…
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Top 5 Read Blogs of 2020 You Didn’t Want to Miss
January 14, 2021
From DDGS shortage, supply disruption due to COVID and processing quality control; there was alot to discuss in 2020. Extruded Corn: A Highly Digestible Alternative to DDGS Scott…
What resources have you overlooked? – Testing New Ingredients in R&D Part II
November 22, 2017
At Insta-Pro, some of the more interesting products that we have extruded are; turkey and broiler mortalities, by-products from slaughter facilities, radiator stop leak, ground mink carcasses, centrifuged eggshell, ground fish parts, municipal…
What resources have you overlooked? – Testing New Ingredients in R&D Part I
November 16, 2017
In my 27 years of working with Insta-Pro and its unique high shear dry extrusion technology, I have been witness to some rather interesting projects. The majority of them…
By Products – Stabilized Rice Bran
October 26, 2017
In previous blogs, we have discussed how our process for stabilizing rice bran is effective and efficient for feeding livestock and other applications, including food. When considering the…
Converting Waste into High Quality Ingredients
August 31, 2017
FAO predicts that by 2050 food production will have to increase by 70 percent in order to meet the population’s food demand. They also mention that combating poverty…
Adding Value to Available Crops
December 29, 2016
Recently I had the opportunity to tour a cotton extrusion and pressing plant in Texas. I really enjoyed the trip because in Latin America most of our processing…
Sales vs. Satisfaction
March 31, 2016
A very inspiring story was shared by one of our customers in South East Asia wherein they said that their customers are very satisfied with the animal performance…
Rice Bran: An Invaluable By-Product
January 14, 2016
Other than China & India, top countries in the world producing rice are Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. The most important by-product of rice is rice…
Which Cooler is Right For You? Part 2
December 17, 2015
In part 1 of this series on coolers, we discussed the use of rotary drum and counterflow coolers when cooling extruded and/or pressed oilseeds. In Part 2, we…
Benefits of Recycled Seafood Waste
October 14, 2015
A topic that we here at Insta-Pro Intl think about frequently arose once again in a recent article – food waste. It turns out that about 50% of…
Egg Producers Benefit from Extruded Soybeans and ExPress® Meal
May 21, 2015
The US and Canadian egg industries are major suppliers of high quality protein in the form of shell and liquid eggs for consumer and food processors’ convenience. In…
Avian Influenza: Sterilization Through High-Shear Dry Extrusion
May 7, 2015
The recent avian influenza outbreak in Iowa and Minnesota has raised public and industry concerns around facility bio-security and the proper care and disposal of animal carcasses. In this…
Economics of Feed Formulation for Broilers
April 8, 2015
Poultry nutritionist face a variety of different challenges when calculating the best formulation for feed. In the February 2015 issue of WATT Poultry USA, Gary Thorton discusses a recent…
Multiple Ways to Make Fish Feed
January 30, 2015
I recently attended a conference on “Innovations in feeding technologies and commercial fish farming”, which was a part of the 20th MVC: Cereals – Mixed Feed – Veterinary…
Feeders for Extruders
September 18, 2014
Just as the extruder is capable of making a wide variety of different products, there are different ways to feed the extruder. I’ll use this discussion to explain…
Consistent, Quality Ingredients Lead to a Growing Business
July 31, 2014
In my interactions with our customers who are in the business of selling extruded whole soybeans or ExPress® soybean meal, I often hear some of the following comments:…
When It Comes to Food Waste, Companies are Viewing It as Potential Revenue Source
December 5, 2012
I was reading a Feedstuffs article recently titled “Focus on food waste needed” by Rod Smith. Rod quoted a new report by Rabobank International to the fact that…