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Another Breakthrough Ingredient Innovation from Solae: Soy Protein Concentrates Made with Patented Membrane Technology

ALPHA® 5800 Product Line Delivers Exceptional Flavor and Functionality, Performing Similarly to Whole Bean Extract in Foods and Beverages

St. Louis, June 15, 2010

Solae, a leader in healthy ingredients for great-tasting nutritious products, continues to provide innovation for the food industry with today’s announcement of the ALPHA® 5800 product line, available now for widespread use in foods and beverages globally. Solae™ ALPHA® 5800 and ALPHA® 5812 are soy protein concentrates made with patented membrane technology, delivering a superior taste and smooth texture.

“The ALPHA® 5800 product line is a great solution for alternatives or complements to dairy proteins,” said Michele Fite, vice president of global marketing and strategy and specialty business – Solae. “These products help food manufacturers achieve ingredient cost savings and margin improvement while providing high-quality ingredients, great taste and nutritional benefits for the end consumer.”

This line of soy protein concentrates can be used for a variety of food and beverage products, including: ready-to-drink and dry blended beverages, frozen desserts, puddings, cream fillings, cheeses, yogurts and more. Additionally, the ALPHA® 5800 product line could be used for products with low to medium protein inclusion levels as the protein content of these ingredients is 78 percent on a dry weight basis.

The ALPHA® 5800 product line uses proprietary membrane technology processing with water extraction, and it has the following unique attributes that differentiate it from whole bean extract:

  • Naturally lower in sodium
  • Naturally lower in fat
  • Naturally lower in carbohydrates
  • Higher in protein
  • Maintains finished product consistency
  • Produces formulation flexibility

In fact, in Solae’s consumer sensory testing, when ALPHA® 5800 and ALPHA® 5812 were used in a soymilk product concept, they were rated significantly higher in flavor liking, mouthfeel liking and aftertaste liking versus a soymilk concept using whole bean extract.

If you’re a food manufacturer interested in learning more about the ALPHA® 5800 product line, call 1-800-325-7108.

Solae, LLC is a world leader in developing soy-based ingredients for nutritious, great-tasting products. Solae provides solutions that deliver a unique combination of functional, nutritional, economical and sustainable benefits to our customers. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, the company was formed through a joint venture between DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Bunge (NYSE: BG). Solae is a recipient of Ethisphere™ Institute’s 100 “World’s Most Ethical Companies” in 2010. For more information, visit www.Solae.com, or follow the company on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/SolaeLLC and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SolaeLLC.

ALPHA® is a registered trademark of Solae, LLC and/or its affiliates.

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