The GOLD Score is a quantile-based benchmark that evaluates soybean meal quality across six weighted pillars: Crude Protein (20%), Reactive Lysine (20%), Essential Amino Acids (20%), Sugars (15%), KOH Solubility (15%), and Trypsin Inhibitor Activity (10%). Scores range from −50 to +50 relative to a reference population of approximately 44,000 complete-panel laboratory lots.
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The GOLD Score is a continuous deviation from −50 to +50 relative to the reference population. 0 is the per-pillar quantile anchor, but the typical (median) lot scores around +8 — two pillars reward absolute quality — so lots are read as above or below that typical lot, not 0. A lot with TIA ≥ 6.0 mg/g is flagged Rejected as a safety gate, and its raw score is still shown for diagnostics.