Selecta | South America

Selecta | South America

Selecta focuses on soy industrialization and provides high value-added soybean products for aqua feed and (young) animal nutrition.

Soy industrialization

Selecta is a South American company (Chile-Brazil), with over thirty years of experience in agribusiness, focused mainly on soy industrialization. 

Founded in 1984, Selecta began its activities with the production of soybean seeds and other products for agriculture in the Mid-West region of Brazil. Over the years, it has become a noticeable supplier of other ingredients and an important purchaser of grain for export.

In 2009, its industrial soybean crushing plant was commissioned in the Minas Gerais State in Brazil. Thus began a new phase, focusing on the production of high value-added ingredients for animal feed and the food industry. Currently the company is known as one of the main manufacturers of sustainable vegetable proteins for the animal feed industry, both in Brazil and abroad.

Company mission

Selecta’s mission is to provide high value-added soybean products destined for animal nutrition, food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries worldwide, with a clear focus on respecting international quality standards. Through innovative projects, the company produces Soy Protein Concentrate (SPC) for the aqua feed industry and young animals. Besides SPC, it also produces soybean oil, lecithin, tocopherols, hulls and soy molasses.

Selecta is fully committed to the environment. The company is committed to conducting its business by relying on the highest quality standards for its products and maximum sustainability in the whole chain, from the moment soybeans are purchased from Brazilian farmers up to the professional relationships with customers, as well as the way the employees are treated.

High-quality soy protein concentrate

Selecta’s SPC is considered one of the highest quality soy protein concentrates available on the market. SPC is obtained by removing the non-nutritional factors of the soybeans, increasing protein content over 60% and increasing protein digestibility to above 90% levels.

Due to these characteristics, SPC is well known as the best vegetable protein to replace fish meal in aquaculture diets. SPC is also widely used for young animal feed (such as piglets and starter chickens), as well as for pet food, among other applications.