A melt channel for an extrusion device, comprising - an inlet which is provided for being connected at least indirectly to a device for producing a plastic melt during intended operation of the melt channel (10, 30), in order to convey the plastic melt through the melt channel (10, 30), - a first and a second outlet (3, 4), - a first channel portion extending within a first plane and having a first end and a second end, which with its first end faces the inlet or forms the inlet, - a second channel portion (22, 22a) extending within a second plane and having a first and a second end, the first end of which is connected to the second end of the first channel portion directly or via a third channel portion, wherein the second plane extends in spaced relation to and in parallel to the first plane, - a fourth channel portion extending in the first plane and having a first and a second end and a fifth channel portion having a first and a second end, wherein the first ends of the fourth and the fifth channel portions (24, 25) are connected to one another directly, and the first ends of the fourth and the fifth channel portions (24, 25) are connected to the second end of the second channel portion directly or via a sixth channel portion, the second end of the fourth channel portion faces the first outlet or forms the first outlet, and the second end of the fifth channel portion faces the second outlet or forms the second outlet, wherein the first channel portion is designed to be curved, and/or the second channel portion (22, 22a) is designed to be curved or is designed to be straight and extends such within the second plane that the conveying direction of the plastic melt within the second channel portion differs from the conveying direction of the plastic melt in the area of the second end of the first channel portion. - an inlet which is provided for being connected at least indirectly to a device for producing a plastic melt during intended operation of the melt channel (10, 30), in order to convey the plastic melt through the melt channel (10, 30), - a first and a second outlet (3, 4), - a first channel portion extending within a first plane and having a first end and a second end, which with its first end faces the inlet or forms the inlet, - a second channel portion (22, 22a) extending within a second plane and having a first and a second end, the first end of which is connected to the second end of the first channel portion directly or via a third channel portion, wherein the second plane extends in spaced relation to and in parallel to the first plane, - a fourth channel portion extending in the first plane and having a first and a second end and a fifth channel portion having a first and a second end, wherein the first ends of the fourth and the fifth channel portions (24, 25) are connected to one another directly, and the first ends of the fourth and the fifth channel portions (24, 25) are connected to the second end of the second channel portion directly or via a sixth channel portion, the second end of the fourth channel portion faces the first outlet or forms the first outlet, and the second end of the fifth channel portion faces the second outlet or forms the second outlet,