Lysine Availability in AminoMax Pro

Vegetable protein meals are heated during processing to remove antinutritional factors. For example, soybean meal contains protease inhibitors that reduce protein digestibility, lectins that cause lesions in the gut wall and goitrogens that influence the function of thyroxin. Canola meal can contain glucosinolates, which along with the enzyme myrosinase can produce compounds that irritate the gut and other compounds emanating from glucosinolates that can cause lesions in vital organs such as the liver and kidneys. Fortunately, heating during processing effectively reduces the effects of these anti-nutritional factors.