Completed research indicated that near infrared reflective spectroscopy (NIRS) could be used to accurately predict the nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy and digestible amino acid content of soybean meal produced by solvent or mechanical extraction of the oil from soybeans. Having the ability to quickly obtain the nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy and digestible amino acid values would allow poultry nutritionists to formulate diets based on each batch of delivered soybean meal which would enhance poultry production efficiency by more precisely matching the amino acid and energy content of diets to the bird’s actual requirements of these nutrients. In addition, NIRS prediction of nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy and digestible amino acid content in soybean meal would assist soybean meal manufacturers in setting quality price premiums, in identifying processing procedures that optimize digestible energy and amino acid content, and in blending different soybean meal batches to meet minimum quality specifications. Finally, the rapid determination of nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy and digestible amino acids would also allow other researchers to determine how other parameters such as fertilization, environmental stressors and post-harvest oil processing affect the nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy and digestible amino acid content of soybean meal.