DuPont Pioneer's soybean oil Plenish has been approved for the EU and, despite having to label on pack it as genetically modified, European manufacturers have already shown interest, says US trade group Qualisoy.
Researchers investigating the healthiness of DuPont’s GM soybean oil Plenish versus other oils have found coconut may be best – beating even olive oil. But it’s best to have a diverse diet with oil from many sources, they say.
Oils and fats that provide the taste and food qualities while providing a rich source of the ‘good’ fats is an ongoing issue that has resulted in a range of oils that have laid claim to being the ‘next big thing.’
A growing variety of enhanced soybeans and soybean oils becoming
available to food manufactures could increase consumer demand for
soy products, according to a new study.
Asoyia has secured a $4m agreement with two venture capital firms
to expand the marketing, research and development of its low
linolenic, trans fats free soy products.
A new soybean oil trait that can deliver improved nutritional
benefits and is more versatile than tradition soybean oil products
has been created by DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred unit.
Soybean oil with less that 1 percent linolenic acid and a high
oleic content has been brought onto the market by Asoyia, reducing
trans fats, increasing stability and extending shelf life.
Leading biotechnology firm Monsanto has resolved a patent dispute
with Iowa State University related to its commercialization of low
linolenic soybeans.
US ingredients firms Bunge and DuPont today announced that they are
"dramatically increasing" their supply of low linolenic
soybean oil to the food industry, on the back of growing demand for
trans fat alternatives.
US ingredients firms Bunge and DuPont are to expand their soybean
partnership to include industrial applications and biofuels, but
the development is unlikely to affect their supply to the food
industry.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have discovered a
way to speed up the identification of low-linolenic soybean
varieties, findings that could contribute to increased production
of low-trans fat soy oil.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is to expand its range of low trans
fat oils for the food industry by teaming up with biotech giant
Monsanto to process some of the company's Vistive low-linolenic
soybeans this year.
Cereal giant Kellogg is to reformulate some of its products with a
low linolenic soybean oil in an effort to reduce or eliminate trans
fatty acids while also minimizing the saturated fat content of the
products, the company announced...
Oil ingredient supplier Archer Daniels Midland said on Wednesday it
will close operations at a Brazilian soybean crushing, refining and
bottling plant.
Supplies for a range of vegetable oils used extensively by the food
industry are likely to improve for 2004/05 year on stronger yields
for peanuts, soybeans and rapeseed oil.
Supplies for a range of vegetable oils used extensively by the food
industry are likely to improve for 2004/05 year on stronger yields
for peanuts, soybeans and rapeseed oil.
China continues to pull on global commodities with demand for US
soybeans rising in 2004/05 by nearly 50 percent on the previous
year, reports Lindsey Partos.
China continues to pull on global commodities with demand for US
soybeans rising in 2004/05 by nearly 50 per cent on the previous
year, reports Lindsey Partos. China's total contracts for
soybeans reached 6.6 million tonnes by...
Supplies for a range of vegetable oils used extensively by the food
industry are slated to rise for 2004/05 year on stronger yields for
peanuts, soybeans and rape seed oil, building up global stocks to
about 390.5 million tons.
Cargill, the largest private firm in the US, will link up with
biotech giant Monsanto to bring food makers an alternative source
of soybean oil, used to reduce the artery-clogging trans fats in
food products.
Cargill, the largest private firm in the US, will link up with
biotech giant Monsanto to bring food makers an alternative source
of soybean oil, used to reduce the artery-clogging trans fats in
food products.
As demand for soybean oil in food formulations keeps on rising US
agri giant Cargill has opened opens its sixth processing plant in
Brazil. But at the same time, the €1.04bn private firm said poor
returns on its High Fructose Corn...
China this week launched a new labelling system to inform the
consumer about the presence of genetically modified materials. The
label, "GMFOOD", will eventually be attached to all kinds of food
but the first group of foods...
