Lactic acid bacteria and their soy milk fermented products could help to battle obesity by improving fat metabolism, according to new data from animal models.
The soy industry has written to the European Commission highlighting what it sees as serious failings in EFSA’s assessment of its rejected soy protein-cholesterol claim.
Alpro, the leading European soy player its chief says has “sustainability in its DNA”, has become the first European food company to sign up to the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Savers programme.
Eight of the top 12 soy drink consuming countries are Asian with Hong Kong residents consuming the most at 17 litres per year each, according to TetraPak data.
Aging populations are driving growth in the global market for soy foods, as more people turn to soy for its health benefits, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA).
Ireland has become the latest country to issue a food safety alert over iodine-contaminated soya milk from Japan believed to have sickened 10 people in Australia.
A new fibre and protein ingredient from okara, a by-product of soy milk production, is to make its debut on the European stage at HIE next week, targeting healthy bakery and flour-based products.
The fall-out from the melamine crisis in China is prompting manufacturers to be super careful about sourcing safe ingredients, say industry sources – not just dairy and not just those coming from China.
The US market for soy foods and beverages is poised for strong
growth as consumer awareness of the health benefits of soy
increases, according to a new report.
Unilever has withdrawn its soy juice - AdeZ - in the UK, after
little more than 18 months on market after consumers failed to
connect with its health messaging.
Cargill's pioneering Life Stage approach to developing and
marketing ingredients shows how the industry can better tune into
consumer demand, writes Anthony Fletcher from New Orleans.
Soy milk has been Western Europe's fastest growing 'dairy' sector
over the last six years, presenting new challenges to dairy firms
via consumer health trends and new fears over lactose intolerance,
reports Chris Mercer.
Growing consumer awareness of the health benefits of soya
consumption is reinvigorating sales of soy drinks in south-east
Asia, according to a new report from OrganicMonitor. And while the
category is dominated by Asian manufacturers,...
The recent escalation of raw material, manufacturing, energy and
packaging costs will result in an increase in price for soy protein
ingredients, says the Solae company, as soybean prices hit 15 year
highs and the firm passes rises...
Competition in the European non-dairy sector stepped up last month
when the American organic and natural foods giant Hain Celestial
acquired the German soya-based desserts firm Natumi. A move set to
challenge the dominant player -...
Chinese soy protein producer American Oriental Bioengineering said
last week that will achieve record profits from sales of its
beverage and soybean protein peptides this year and is on the look
out for potential acquisitions.
The Chinese firm American Oriental Bioengineering is to construct a
soybean technology centre, which it claims will produce around 15
per cent of China's total soybean and soy product output.
The biggest milk drinkers in Europe, Scandinavians are being swayed
by retailer marketing and new products to discover the growing
number of non-dairy drinks on offer, suggests a new report.
Belgian soyfoods maker Alpro is set to launch a major marketing
campaign in the UK in an attempt to attract new customers, without
food intolerances, to its products. But Datamonitor analysts
highlight some key problems with this...
A study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine
shows that manganese, a mineral found in high levels in soy milk,
appears to be linked to behavioural problems in infants, confirming
previous concerns that soy infant...
The US Department of Agriculture is expected to be asked at
upcoming consumer input sessions why soy milk has not been included
in school lunch choices.
