A disappointment for the food industry the US government last week
predicted a cut in the forecast for soybean production to the
lowest level in nearly 30 years. Although up slightly on 2002
figures, the area for harvest is expected...
The impact of higher commodity prices on ingredients manufacturers
continues to impact margins. In October figures show that soybean
prices peaked at their highest levels in six years.
ADM Natural Health and Nutrition has expanded its Novasoy soy
isoflavone further, with launch of the product in a directly
compressible form to make processing easier.
Further confirmation that the European consumer is throwing more
and more soy foods into his/her supermarket trolley comes from a
new report that reveals in 2002 per capita consumption of
soya-based drinks and desserts grew by over...
The healthy image of soyfoods is set to lift sales in Europe even
higher in coming years, with growth in soya-based alternatives to
dairy and meat products expected to enter double digits from 2003 -
2005, according to a pan-European...
Steady but unsensational growth is earmarked for soy products in
the US with market analysts predicting a 5.4 per cent rise year on
year to $8.6 billion (€7.3bn) in 2007. But demand for industrial
applications are poised for a surge...
Steady but unsensational growth is earmarked for soy products in
the US with market analysts predicting a 5.4 per cent rise year on
year to $8.6 billion (€7.3bn) in 2007. But demand for industrial
applications are poised for a surge...
Two studies sponsored by Solbar, the Israeli company which makes
the Solgen soy isoflavone supplement, add further evidence to show
the benefits of such supplements on diabetes and memory in
post-menopausal women.
US soybean processor ADM is launching its organic whole soybean
powder NutriSoy on the European market at next month's Food
Ingredients Europe. The product has been nominated for the 'most
innovative ingredient' award.
ADM, a leading supplier of health ingredients, will exhibit a range
of products derived from natural sources at the forthcoming Health
Ingredients Europe exhibition in Paris from 17-19 September 2002.
Ambitious Israeli soy ingredients company Solbar Industries keeps
the new products rolling out with the launch this week of Solpro
900, a soy protein isolate for infant formula, nutritional foods
and beverages, as its investment programme...
Both Brazil and Argentina continue to increase their production and
export figures this year, reports the American Soybean Association,
news which falls in line with forecasts that South America will
become the world's main soybean...
As the popularity of soy products gains pace Israeli soy
ingredients company Solbar Plant Extracts announced this week that
it has launched a new, highly soluble soy isoflavone for functional
beverages, meal replacement and supplement...
Newly-formed food agency, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand
(FSANZ), is inviting public comment on a gamut of possible changes
to the Food Standards Code, including infant foods labelling,
artificial sweeteners and GM soybeans.
In a bid to validate different soy isoflavone testing methods
around the world, newly merged Dutch ingredients company Acatris
worked with TNO Nutrition and Food Research to perform a global
ring test from laboratories around the...
Acatris, the Dutch health ingredients company, has called for
greater harmonisation of the methods used to test soy isoflavones
to help consumers avoid "the proverbial problem of comparing
apples to oranges rather than apples...
The world's largest processor of soybeans, US company Bunge, said
on Tuesday that fourth-quarter net income had more than doubled,
reflecting the acquisition of French rival Cereol last year and
healthy growth across all its...
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland said on Wednesday that
quarterly earnings fell almost 18 per cent because of high
commodity prices that cut into its corn and oilseed processing
margins, but the results beat analysts'...
The return of America's Space Shuttle Atlantis last Friday also
meant the return of soybeans grown and developed in space by
scientists, who will analyse the harvested seeds to determine if
they have improved oil or protein properties...
A study carried out by researchers at the University of
Massachusetts shows that consumption of Alpha protein, a new soy
protein ingredient, significantly lowered total and LDL blood
cholesterol in animals, according to soy processor...
One more piece of evidence hailing the health benefits of soy
joined the already considerable volume this week when scientists
suggested that consuming tofu and other soy-based foods can
significantly lower levels of a class of oestrogens...
A combination of eating soy foods on a regular basis during
adolescence together with a regular intake during adulthood could
signficantly reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a new
study of Asian-American women released...
Archer Daniels Midland has been awarded its fifth and sixth patents
for the use of concentrated isoflavones in combination with other
plant-derived phytochemicals.
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) on Wednesday said
quarterly earnings doubled due to payments from an antitrust suit,
but profits from its core soybean and corn processing operations
fell.
Acatris, the Dutch ingredients group, has just published research
which it claims shows that its SoyLife product provides much more
than soy protein and isoflavones.
Soybean seeds will be joining US astronauts on today's space
shuttle flight as part of an experiment to see whether a crop plant
and grown entirely in zero gravity can provide improved oils and
proteins.
At the Vitafoods exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, this week
Israeli soy ingredients company Solbar Hatzor presented two new
product introductions to the company's portfolio.
US agribusiness giant Cargill announced this week that it is to
open a new soy protein isolate plant in Ohio, US. The plant,
destined to make a wide array of soy protein products, is set for
completion in the autumn of 2002.
Dramatic growth currently experienced by the nutraceuticals market
is forecast to be the biggest driver in the development of the
flavonoids and isoflavones markets in Europe in the next six years.
New research from market analysts...
Industry reports of leading Ivory Coast cocoa exporter Archer
Daniels Midland (ADM) cutting capacity at its processing plant
there were taken stride Wednesday as analysts said it was just the
result of an industry trend that made...
The market for soyfood products in the U.S. has experienced strong
and steady growth during the past 20 years and in 2000 grew by 21.1
per cent to reach US$ 2.77 billion (3.06 billion euros).
New research indicates that soybeans and soy-based foods may
promote kidney stones in those prone to the condition, recent
research in the US suggests.
Kikkoman Corporation received a US patent for a proanthocyanidin
derived from grape seed extract, and an isoflavones from soy sauce
cake extract, to be incorporated into food.
On July 4, the Canadian division of agriculture and biotechnology
giant Monsanto Co. said on Wednesday it had purchased Limagrain
Canada Seeds Inc.,...
According to the results of a new study conducted by the University
of California, men who are at risk of prostate cancer can include
more soy products...
Archer Daniels Midland Co., the leading U.S. oilseed crusher, said
on Monday its soybean crushing plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, will
be shut down indefinitely.
