Feed material · swine
AlphaSoy 530
Brand Alphasoy · Manufacturer AB Neo
↗ public sourcesab-neo.com/· 5 studies, 5 independent/mixed
Evidence · moderate
The active substance is backed by 5 studies including meta-analyses; the verdict per claim below reflects what the literature actually shows, not the brochure. Strength reflects the active substance, not the brand.
What the manufacturer claims
FreeCaptured from the product page, typed and attributed — the producer’s own statements, checked against the literature below.
Bioavailability
Increases digestibility of protein and all key amino acids by 3% versus other soy proteins.+3% amino-acid digestibility
Performance
Up to 16% higher Net Energy than other soya products.+16% Net Energy
Safety
Anti-nutritional factors (ANF) are reduced to safe levels.
Physiological
Resistant protein reduced up to 50%, limiting protein fermentation linked to post-weaning diarrhoea.resistant protein −50%
Physiological
Healthy carbohydrate profile with retained soy oligosaccharides that have prebiotic properties.
Manufacturer’s own words — not independently verified. The ledger below gives the evidence verdict for each.
Claim ↔ evidence ledger
Verdict free · receipts in PowerEach claim against the studies on the active substance, with the funding split. Open a row for the studies behind the verdict.
Claim
Verdict
Evidence & funding
BioavailabilityIncreases digestibility of protein and all key amino acids by 3% versus other soy pr…
Supported
3 studies · 100% indep
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Read A meta-analysis (25 trials) plus independent RCTs show processed/fermented soy raises gain and digestibility; the specific '+3%' magnitude is the maker's and not verified for this exact product.
2019
Effects of fermented feed supplementation on pig growth performance: a meta-analysis (PRISMA)Weaned piglets: ADG +20.9 g/d (95% CI 15.0–26.7, P<0.001) and gain:feed +0.023 (0.013–0.032); no effect on feed intake. 25 studies, 2,391 pigs.
2024
Enzymolytic soybean meal — impact on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, antioxidative capacity and intestinal health of weaned piglets4% enzymolytic SBM: higher ADG and higher apparent total-tract digestibility of dry matter, ether extract and gross energy; lower diarrhoea; taller ileal villi.
2023
Effects of fermented soybean meal supplementation on growth performance and apparent total-tract digestibility by modulating the gut microbiome of weaned pigletsFSBM raised ADG, ADFI, gain:feed and the digestibility of crude protein, dry matter and gross energy; lowered diarrhoea.
↗ full text10.1038/s41598-023-30698-6
PerformanceUp to 16% higher Net Energy than other soya products.
Mixed
no study
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Energy digestibility rises, but no independent study confirms a '+16% Net Energy' figure for this product.
SafetyAnti-nutritional factors (ANF) are reduced to safe levels.
Supported
1 study · 100% indep
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Read Processing demonstrably lowers β-conglycinin and glycinin — the ANF-reduction claim is well grounded at the ingredient-class level.
2020
Dietary fermented soybean meal replacement alleviates diarrhoea in weaned piglets challenged with ETEC K88 (β-conglycinin/glycinin reduced)Processing cut β-conglycinin 72.8→42.3 mg/g and glycinin 89.7→38.7 mg/g and shifted peptides smaller; under ETEC, higher ADG and lower FCR.
PhysiologicalResistant protein reduced up to 50%, limiting protein fermentation linked to post-we…
Supported
1 study · 100% indep
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Read Smaller peptides and lower diarrhoea are repeatedly shown; the exact '−50% resistant protein' is the maker's figure.
2024
Fermented corn–soybean meal improved growth performance and reduced diarrhoea by modulating intestinal barrier function and gut microbiota in weaned pigletsHigher ADG and feed intake, lower diarrhoea incidence, taller duodenal/jejunal villi and improved gut-barrier and microbiota.
PhysiologicalHealthy carbohydrate profile with retained soy oligosaccharides that have prebiotic …
Not addressed
no study
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The retained-prebiotic-oligosaccharide claim is not directly tested in the studies retrieved.
IndependentMixedIndustryNone/undisclosed
Bottom line. A PRISMA meta-analysis of 25 trials (2,391 pigs) finds fermented feed raises weaned-piglet daily gain by ~+21 g/d and improves feed efficiency — the strongest backbone for the growth side of these claims.
Composition
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- processed soybean-meal proteinprotein source
- soy oligosaccharides (SBOS)retained prebiotic carbohydrate
- anti-nutritional factors — reduced to safe levelsspecification
◆ Referenced — with resolving source
- β-conglycinin and glycinin (key soy anti-nutritional proteins) are markedly lowered by enzymatic/fermentation processing↗ Dietary fermented soybean meal replacement alleviates diarrhoea in ETEC-challenged weaned piglets · 2020anti-nutritional factor characterisation
Evidence — on the active substance
Table free · full-text in PowerWhy these studies The evidence for a proprietary product is the evidence for its active substance. These are the studies (meta-analyses first) behind the verdicts above, with funding labelled.
Year
Study & effect size
Funding
Type
Access
2019
Effects of fermented feed supplementation on pig growth performance: a meta-analysis (PRISMA)Weaned piglets: ADG +20.9 g/d (95% CI 15.0–26.7, P<0.001) and gain:feed +0.023 (0.013–0.032); no effect on feed intake. 25 studies, 2,391 pigs.
Independent
Meta-analysis
2024
Enzymolytic soybean meal — impact on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, antioxidative capacity and intestinal health of weaned piglets4% enzymolytic SBM: higher ADG and higher apparent total-tract digestibility of dry matter, ether extract and gross energy; lower diarrhoea; taller ileal villi.
Independent
Randomised trial
2023
Effects of fermented soybean meal supplementation on growth performance and apparent total-tract digestibility by modulating the gut microbiome of weaned pigletsFSBM raised ADG, ADFI, gain:feed and the digestibility of crude protein, dry matter and gross energy; lowered diarrhoea.
Independent
Randomised trial
2020
Dietary fermented soybean meal replacement alleviates diarrhoea in weaned piglets challenged with ETEC K88 (β-conglycinin/glycinin reduced)Processing cut β-conglycinin 72.8→42.3 mg/g and glycinin 89.7→38.7 mg/g and shifted peptides smaller; under ETEC, higher ADG and lower FCR.
Independent
Randomised trial
2024
Fermented corn–soybean meal improved growth performance and reduced diarrhoea by modulating intestinal barrier function and gut microbiota in weaned pigletsHigher ADG and feed intake, lower diarrhoea incidence, taller duodenal/jejunal villi and improved gut-barrier and microbiota.
Independent
Randomised trial
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Dose benchmark, the independent-vs-sponsored split, the pooled meta-analysis effects, the contradictions and the gaps — all derived from the studies above.
- Dose: label vs effective trial range vs EU max
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- Pooled meta-analysis effect sizes
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Dose benchmark
Label / recommendedper formulation (protein source)
Effective in trials4–10% inclusion (enzyme/fermented SBM replacing standard SBM)
EU maximumn/a — feed material
No fixed inclusion; used to replace conventional soybean meal/protein.
Independence of evidence
100%
Independent · 5Mixed · 0Industry · 0Undisclosed · 0
Regulatory status
Reg. 1831/2003outside scope (feed material)
EFSA FEEDAP opinionnone
Functional group—
Meta-analysis effects (pooled)
weaned-piglet average daily gain Independent+20.9 g/d (15.0–26.7) · n=25
Pooled estimates from the systematic reviews/meta-analyses above — the closest thing to a settled answer.
Discussion — grounded in the evidence
- A PRISMA meta-analysis of 25 trials (2,391 pigs) finds fermented feed raises weaned-piglet daily gain by ~+21 g/d and improves feed efficiency — the strongest backbone for the growth side of these claims.
- Improved amino-acid/nutrient digestibility and reduced anti-nutritional factors (β-conglycinin, glycinin) are also repeatedly shown for processed soy protein in weaned pigs.
- No study names AlphaSoy 530, so the specific numbers (+3% digestibility, +16% Net Energy, −50% resistant protein) are the manufacturer's and remain unverified for this product.
- The energy claim is the weakest; the retained-prebiotic-oligosaccharide claim is untested in the literature retrieved.
- All supporting studies are independent academic work — none are AB Neo studies.
Where studies disagree: No study names AlphaSoy 530 itself — the evidence is for the ingredient class (enzyme-treated/fermented soy protein), so the product's specific magnitudes are unverified. The energy (+16% NE) claim is weaker than the digestibility and ANF claims.
Gaps: No independent test of the retained-prebiotic-oligosaccharide claim, or of the exact +3%/+16% figures for this product.
Manufacturer’s stated mechanism (their words): Enzymatic + thermo-mechanical processing of soybean meal that breaks down anti-nutritional factors (β-conglycinin, glycinin, trypsin inhibitors) and large peptides, raising amino-acid digestibility and lowering resistant protein, while retaining prebiotic soy oligosaccharides.
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